A controversial law to increase police powers to control protests was included in the Queen’s Speech this morning. The speech also included other already-announced plans for new environmental targets, an overhaul of the planning system and changes to the way public decisions could be challenged in court.
The human rights committee of the UK parliament has called for evidence on the government’s new bill that would give police greater powers to restrict protest.
Labour has failed to block the government’s new policing bill which includes restrictions on the right to protest and criminalises unauthorised encampments.
The UK government has announced changes to public order legislation that would give the police greater powers to restrict protests.
The main drilling rig was delivered today to Rathlin Energy’s West Newton-B exploration site in East Yorkshire.
You can keep up with the news here with our digest of headlines about UK fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas, updated daily.
You can keep up with the news here with our digest of headlines about UK fracking, shale and onshore oil and gas, updated daily.
More than 600 people have signed an open letter to senior police officers calling for an end to the categorisation of political campaigning as “domestic extremism”.
UK Oil & Gas plc said today it had delayed its capital expenditure programme because of the covid-19 outbreak.
The Home Office has reimbursed another £1.28m to Lancashire Constabulary for the costs of policing Cuadrilla’s fracking site at Preston New Road.
