Tory MPs and local leaders in Cumbria are furious over decision to put plans for new deep mine on hold
Boris Johnson is on a potential collision course with backbench MPs and local Conservative leaders amid a furious Tory response to the decision to put a hold on plans to create a controversial new coalmine in Cumbria.
While environmental groups hailed the decision to call in the application and hold an inquiry as long overdue, and Labour called for a longer-term plan for green jobs in the region, many Tories are dismayed at the uncertainty over a scheme its supporters say would create 500 jobs, and support 2,000 more in supply chains.
