A group of mothers and their children protest against the government's decision to grant more than 100 new oil and gas licences in the North Sea. teleSUR
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00:00 Now we address other topics. In the UK on Thursday a group of mothers and their children
00:04 gathered near Downing Street to protest against the government's decision to grant more than
00:10 100 new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea. The demonstrations come after the UK Prime Minister
00:16 Tricia Zunich has backed plans to drill new fossil fuel fields near the Shetland Islands of Scotland
00:23 as well as other sites in the nearby North Sea. This prospect has enraged
00:28 environmental campaigners who accuse the British leader of lacking conviction in his climate policies and
00:34 playing politics with the issue as he prepares for next year's general election
00:39 amid a cost-of-living crisis. The main opposition Labour Party, well ahead in the polls, declared earlier this year that it will not grant
00:47 new North Sea drilling licenses if it regains power after more than a decade in opposition.
00:57 I'm here for him and for my daughter. We're with a group of mums and dads and parents and carers who are just horrified that we're...
01:04 Yeah, I'm here for him and for my daughter. We're with a group of mums and dads and parents and carers who are just horrified
01:11 that the Prime Minister is issuing new oil and gas licenses and torpedoing green policies when we could be investing in renewables
01:18 and having cheaper energy that actually protects our planet for the future of our kids.