MP Conor Burns has responded to an article implying he has opposed the Navitus Bay wind farm for personal gain.

The article, which appeared in fortnightly journal Private Eye, notes that the Bournemouth West MP "receives regular payments" from Trant Construction Ltd, an engineering firm connected with the oil and gas industry - including Wytch Farm oil field in Poole Harbour.

The company is listed in Mr Burns' register of interests.

The article says Navitus is proposed for beds "thought suitable for oil and gas drilling", and that despite opposing the wind farm partly on the grounds of its potential impact on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Mr Burns has not "spoken up" against plans by Infrastrata to drill for oil and gas in Swanage.

Responding to the article, Mr Burns said: "I have seen a mischievous article related to my position on Navitus.

"Any financial interest any Member of Parliament has is openly registered and made public. The only interest I have to declare on Navitus is the interest of my constituents who are overwhelmingly opposed to it.

"My first pledge on my election address was to continue to lead the opposition to it. On that pledge my vote, vote share and majority increased in May.

"I regard that as my mandate and will not be distracted by an orchestrated campaign by the ideologically obsessed Green Party to cloud the clear issue at hand."