ANGRY campaigners have blasted Rishi Sunak after he said he'd allow North Sea oil exploration in areas set aside for offshore wind.
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) said it was granting about 30 licences to firms to look for oil and gas on sites designated as windfarms.
Activists said it was further proof the Prime Minister had abandoned the climate fight.
Friends of the Earth Scotland said: "Rishi Sunak wants to undermine clean renewable power by inviting big polluters to keep on searching for fossil fuels we already cannot afford.
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