Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has welcomed reports that the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has decided to call in plans for the controversial West Cumbria coal mine.
The Liberal Democrats have led calls for the plans for the deep coal mine to be axed because of environmental concerns. A local public inquiry will now be launched.
Tim Farron MP said: “It’s fantastic news that the Government have at long last finally woken up to the fact that this mine would be an almighty backwards step in our fight against climate change.
“In the year that Britain hosts COP26, it is blindingly obvious that we won’t be taken seriously on the world stage with this coal mine hanging round our neck.
“I hope this public inquiry leads to these plans finally being axed, and the Government instead looks at bringing well-paid, long-term, green jobs to Cumbria.”