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Tory MPs and local leaders in Cumbria are furious over decision to put plans for new deep mine on hold

Communities secretary cited climate change and controversy for ‘calling in’ deep coalmine decision

Estimate comes after government reversed its position that mine plan did not conflict with climate policy

Move by local government secretary to call in planning application puts controversial scheme on hold

Call comes at event hosted by UK government, which is under pressure over planned coalmine in Cumbria

Group tells Robert Jenrick it intends to contest his decision not to challenge plans for new deep mine

Planning proposal for project near Whitehaven has faced widespread opposition from environmentalists

The debate over the planned Cumbrian coalmine creates a false dichotomy between prosperity and climate protection, writes Tim Crosland, while John Dark calls for investment in alternative fuel production

Local divisions over Woodhouse Colliery scheme echo rows playing out at national level

Planning permission granted to Cumbria project that will extract 2.7m tonnes of coal per year

Magnox reprocessing plant will begin controlled shutdown after 8% of staff self-isolate

Facility threatens UK’s aim to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, report says

Decision coincides with net-zero emissions review and is branded ‘backwards step’

Environmental campaigners say backing for Woodhouse colliery cannot be justified

When uranium was scarce, reprocessing was all the rage. Two decades on, the Cumbrian plant, though still a major source of jobs, has outlived its missionDeep in the heart of Sellafield, Britain’s biggest nuclear waste site,...