Announcing his decision on social media, Mr Skidmore said: "The bill would in effect allow more frequent new oil and gas licences and the increased production of new fossil fuels in the North Sea.

“I can no longer stand by. The climate crisis that we face is too important to politicise or to ignore.”

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    6 months ago

    Black and viscous, bound to cure blue lethargy

    Sugar-plum petroleum for energy

    Tightrope-balanced payments need a small reprieve

    Oh, please believe, we want to be

    In North Sea Oil

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    6 months ago

    He disagrees with the party line, so he quits rather than try to affect change? Sounds like a Tory to me

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      6 months ago

      He has zero chances of affecting change in the party, he’s withdrawing his vote from them. It’s a perfectly fine thing to do.