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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

MPs and peers urge Sunak to U-turn on oil and gas extraction plans

The Total Culzean platform in the North Sea, with yellow structure and crane on top
Despite pledging to transition away from fossil fuels at the Cop28 summit, Rishi Sunak has moved ahead with licensing new oil and gas fields in the North Sea. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has urged Rishi Sunak to make a U-turn on his oil and gas extraction plans as part of a broader plea to increase efforts to address the climate crisis.

The 50 politicians, including three Conservatives, wrote to the prime minister calling for the UK to regain its international leadership on the crisis by ending the licensing of new oil and gas fields, appointing a climate envoy, and backing the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance.

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