Rishi Sunak dealt hammer blow as former minister resigns over energy policy | Politics | News | Express.co.uk
Tory MP Chris Skidmore, the former Energy Minister, is quitting Parliament.
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Rishi Sunak was dealt another blow after former Energy Minister Chris Skidmore resigned from Parliament.
In a statement posted to X, formely Twitter, Mr Skidmore said: “Next week the Government will be introducing the Offshore Petroleoum Licensing Bill in the House of Commons.
“This bill would in effect allow more frequent new oil and gas licenses and the increased production of new fossil fuels in the North Sea. It is a bill that I have already stated my opposition to, by not voting in the King’s Speech debate in protest at the bill’s inclusion in the Government’s legislative programme.
“As the former Energy Minister who signed the UK’s net zero commitment by 2050 into law, I cannot vote for a bill that clearly promotes the production of new oil and gas.”
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