BBCNEWS The July 5, 2024
mps will vote this evening on the government's plans to guarantee annual licenses for oil and gas projects in the north sea. the offshore petroleum licensing bill has caused some considerable unrest among conservative backbenchers, the former energy minister and mp for kingsdown, chris skidmore, has resigned over the issue. today ahead of the vote, the uk s former business and energy secretary, alok sharma, said he would oppose the bill, criticising it as a sign the government was not serious about its international climate commitments. the uk's independent climate change committee h...