North-east MP Colin Clark accuses Ed Davey of ‘putting North Sea jobs at risk’
ByDavid McPhee
Gordon MP Colin Clark
A push towards divesting MP pension pots away from oil and gas has been strongly criticised by a north-east MP.
Liberal Democrat MP Sir Ed Davey intends to call on all MPs to consider the “the financial and ethical risks” of investing in big North Sea firms at Westminster today.
But Colin Clark, Conservative MP for Gordon, last night accused the Liberal Democrats of “putting North Sea jobs at risk” by speaking out against hydrocarbons amid the ongoing debate around climate change.
