Plan to expand North Sea oil drilling announced - as critics slam Rishi Sunak's 'culture war on climate'

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Plan to expand North Sea oil drilling announced - as critics slam Rishi Sunak's 'culture war on climate'

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UK Politics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years ago

Rishi Sunak defends oil drilling expansion as critics warn of climate consequences

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The prime minister insists plans to grant "hundreds" of new licences off the coast of Scotland are "entirely consistent" with the government's net zero goals. But one of his MPs warns he will be on "the wrong side of history".

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