The UK government has announced plans to allow a big expansion of drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea in a move that environmental activists have described as a taking a “wrecking ball” to the country’s climate commitments.
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Rishi Sunak greenlit backing for the Acorn project in Scotland s north east ahead of a visit to Aberdeenshire, along with support for the Viking project in Yorkshire.