Announcing his decision on social media, Mr Skidmore said: "The bill would in effect allow more frequent new oil and gas licences and the increased production of new fossil fuels in the North Sea.
“I can no longer stand by. The climate crisis that we face is too important to politicise or to ignore.”
Black and viscous, bound to cure blue lethargy
Sugar-plum petroleum for energy
Tightrope-balanced payments need a small reprieve
Oh, please believe, we want to be
In North Sea Oil
The storm watch brews a concert of kings on the heels of a soft prayer whispered.