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The oil and gas plans were pushed through by former Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg (pictured) | Credit: UK Government, Flickr
Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Uplift warn they will launch legal action if government plans for new oil and gas licensing rounds go ahead
The UK government could face three separate legal challenges over its plans to issue 130 new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea if Business Secretary Grant Shapps does not U-turn on the controversial...
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