RISHI SUNAK appears to be abandoning the Prime Minister’s green plans and reportedly wants six oil and gas fields to be fired up.
The Chancellor, who many have tipped to replace Boris Johnson in Number 10, has reportedly called for the licenses to be fast-tracked. Mr Sunak is said to have asked Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to do so as the Prime Minister’s net zero targets sparked fears that the economy will suffer. Mr Johnson had come up with a “10-point plan for a green industrial revolution” to ensure that the country would achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
The plan claimed to support up to 250,000 green jobs and promised to mobilise £12billion of government investment.
But Mr Sunak’s desire to U-turn back to fossil fuels may have signalled the emergence of a Tory civil war.
The six oil and gas locations are now expected to get approved by Britain’s oil and gas regulator so construction of rigs in the North Sea can begin.
The Telegraph reports that ministers have already dished out preliminary licenses.
The oil and gas fields pinpointed for production are all based in the North Sea. https://www.express.co.uk/…/rishi-sunak-boris-johnson…
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