Tim Farron warmly welcomes decision to block Cumbria coal mine

13 Sep 2024

Commenting on today’s news that the High Court have quashed plans for a coal mine in Cumbria, local MP Tim Farron said: “It’s extremely welcome news that these environmentally backwards plans have finally been consigned to the dustbin where they belong.

“The environmental case and business case for this mine were deeply flawed, giving false hope to the people of West Cumbria. Rather than pushing this false hope, the previous Conservative Government should have been planning for long-term high quality renewable jobs on this site – but they failed to do so.

“What we need to see now from the new Government is to swiftly make up for the Conservatives’ failure and provide immediate significant investment into long-term jobs in renewable energy in West Cumbria such as tidal.”

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