'Totally unacceptable': Anger as government approves first UK coal mine in 30 years

James Murray
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'Totally unacceptable': Anger as government approves first UK coal mine in 30 years

Government argues coal mine would be compatible with net zero goals, but MPs across political spectrum condemn move as a 'backward step' for UK climate action

"Absolutely indefensible", "a ridiculous and dreadful decision", and a move that "further cements Rishi Sunak as an out of date fossil fuel PM in a renewable age". Those were just a few of the initial...

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