Gas drilling at site in Jeremy Hunt's Surrey constituency given green light

Chancellor has been accused of not sufficiently opposing the scheme since taking his cabinet positionGas drilling at a site in the Surrey Hills can go ahead after the court of appeal ruled that no further attempts to stop the project could be brought to court.The Loxley site, just outside the village of Dunsfold, has been at the centre of a protracted legal battle over plans by the energy company UK Oil and Gas (Ukog) to sink an exploration well. Continue reading...