The council has now voted against oil and gas exploration, extraction or fracking
An Alliance councillor says people in Antrim and Newtownabbey were ‘betrayed’ by their DUP MP’s vote against a UK fracking ban.
“I feared an amendment where they would try and neuter the language or try and water it down... but there was none of it. It was very interesting. Councillors voted to support the preferred policy option he tabled in February but was never greenlit by the Executive as DUP First Minister Paul Givan resigned before they could vote.
“Those communities that would be affected around the Lough Neagh basin, they’ll feel very betrayed by his decision.
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