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UK Conservative lawmaker quits, criticizes government's climate plans

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Chris Skidmore's resignation will trigger a by-election to replace him as a lawmaker. The government aims to pass a new bill guaranteeing annual licencing rounds for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea. Skid more said that as the energy minister who signed Britain's net zero pledge into law in 2019, he could not vote for a bill that promotes the production of new oil.

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UK Conservative MP quits over government's oil, gas license plan

‘It is a tragedy that the UK has been allowed to lose its climate leadership,' says Chris Skidmore - Anadolu Ajansı

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UK Conservative lawmaker quits, criticizes government's climate plans

UK Conservative lawmaker quits, criticizes government's climate plans A former British energy minister on Friday said he would quit the ruling Conservatives and stand down as a lawmaker over the government climate record, rebuking plans to allow more North Sea oil and gas licencing. Chris Skidmore's resignation will trigger a by-election to replace him as a lawmaker which will be closely watched ahead of a national election that Prime Minister …

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UK Conservative lawmaker quits, criticizes government’s climate plans

LONDON (Reuters) - A former British energy minister on Friday said he would quit the ruling Conservatives and stand down as a lawmaker over the government climate record, rebuking plans to allow more North Sea oil and gas licencing. Chris Skidmore's resignation will trigger a by-election to replace him as a lawmaker which will be closely watched ahead of a national election that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he thinks will take place i…

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