i industry he says helped build whitehaven. —— dave worked. f left whitehaven. -- dave worked. whatsoever and i finished up school with no qualifications whatsoever and ifinished up with qualifications in mine ventilation and eventually in mine dust control. that is the type of, well, opportunity that young people need. i hope one day that they will allow me to go down and have a look! this miaht not me to go down and have a look! this might not quite be the end of the battle. further challenges may come but for now, coal mining is set to return to cumbria after decades, though not without controversy. alex forsyth, bbc news, whitehaven. that decision was announced while we were on air so let's go back to chris mason at westminster now. as alec says, it has been controversial from the outset and that is not going to go away?— going to go away? hugely controversial, _ going to go away? hugely controversial, this - going to go away? hugely controversial, this is - going to go away? hugely controversial, this is a - going to go away? hugely i controversial, this is a classic examp

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alex forsyth, bbc news, whitehaven. joining me now is our climate editor, justin rowlatt.k this is just one mine, it will not make a big difference to the wider picture but what are your thoughts? the wider picture but what are your thou . hts? . the wider picture but what are your thou~hts? . , the wider picture but what are your thou~hts? ., , . ., , the wider picture but what are your thouuhts? ., ,. ., , m ., thoughts? that is certainly michael gove'sjudgment. _ thoughts? that is certainly michael gove'sjudgment, he _ thoughts? that is certainly michael gove'sjudgment, he said - thoughts? that is certainly michael gove'sjudgment, he said it - thoughts? that is certainly michael gove'sjudgment, he said it will. thoughts? that is certainly michael| gove'sjudgment, he said it will not gove's judgment, he said it will not significantly reduce the price of gold there but not significantly increase demand and if you think about it, on balance, image it effectively is climate neutral but you will not be surprised to hear a host of environmental organisations disagree. the gov

ellie in whitehaven , thanks very much whitehaven, thanks very much indeed.n the situation there. thank you. and of course, we'll bring you more reaction. that particular, as you say , perhaps with the you say, perhaps with the various appeals to on that decision. no to set a drop below freezing this week minus ten, perhaps overnight . we're being perhaps overnight. we're being told that the snow falling in scotland aberdeenshire saying it's had to close schools this morning . and we've got 3 million morning. and we've got 3 million low income households struggling heat their homes, according to the agencies. well, uk health and security agency issuing this cold weather alert to recommend vulnerable wear extra layers to protect from the cold charities to stepping up to help people struggling. well, we can speak now to a news reporter rosie wright who's up both in east london . rosie, as i was saying, london. rosie, as i was saying, the warning that the could be heading south as well, it very well could be. i'd like to sort of welcome you into headquarters of

levelling up secretary michael gove approved the plans to build the new whitehaven coal mine in cumbriaal — but critics argue it goes against climate targets. this is what the rachel reeves, the shadow chancellor, has said. let's talk now to our political correspondent, iain watson. asi as i suggested, it is hugely controversial? it is hugely controversial? it is hugely controversial in today labour has hidden event business for at canary wharffinancial hidden event business for at canary wharf financial sector centre—back by some very big businesses. the labour leader himself said keir starmer was there and the shadow chancellor rachel reeves and i wonder whether they are really sending the appropriate message out if labour were to are campaigning to do and be ahead in the polls, if they form the next government, would they, as one of the first acts close down this cumbrian mine if indeed it is up and running again and this is what the shadow chancellor rachel reeves said in response. j what the shadow chancellor rachel reeves said in response.— reeves said in response. i think we've g

this call that comes out whitehaven is metallurgical coal that will be used to exclude for the manufacture of steel . it's the manufacture of steel. it's a it's a commodity that's still in high demand and it's the only viable economic aware of manufacturing steel . it's manufacturing steel. it's a really interesting point. it's something that the planning inspector prince itself found. i've got some words here from independent planning inspector who wrote in the report that i have found that the proposed development itself would have overall neutral effect on climate change, and as such would be no material conflict with the government's policies. for meeting the challenge of climate change, he continued i consider the proposed development would have a broadly neutral effect on the release of greenhouse gases from coal used in steel making. whether or not and emissions are taking into account . now that's the account. now that's the independent planning , i suppose independent planning, i suppose if the inspector is saying this, if the inspector is saying this, if the inspector is saying t

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lisa herzen reports in the north of england in the town of whitehaven, the name translates as white skies are going to mine black coal british housing and utilities minister michael gow gave the go-ahead to the project, for which, despite the promise of five hundred new jobs. he can get a slap in the face from the green english greta, thunberg, dug out the scoops of the war fourteen-year-old fox green she and by the name of green and just skips school, but sixteen-year-old isabella has gone on a hunger strike to help her. hi my name is isabella i'm 16 and i live in west camry. i continue to protest against the construction. coal mine whitehavane last time coal mine. they opened in britain 30 years ago. in general , the previous 40 years they were increasingly closed. the last deep mine was closed in 2015. he finished what margaret thatcher started protesting those who lost, then they offered to burn their work in the future, not fuel once it no more, and the conservative government is the mine that the last kelin willie closed in yorkshire. i worked there myself. there was a supply of coa

whitehaven is not in cumbria.hitehaven is not the return of old father coal to the return of old father coal to the uk energy mix. it is, however a potentially important move in the uk's growth because it will create 500 jobs producing coking coal for the steel , both here at home producing coking coal for the steel, both here at home and abroad. it has wide spread local support, but some say it was a dangerous signal that the uk is perhaps willing to use the dirtiest of fossil fuels, albeit for a specific industrial reason. industry certainly wants it and local folk want those jobs. it and local folk want those jobs . however, it did come just jobs. however, it did come just a few days after rishi sunak signalled support for more onshore wind farms. signalled support for more onshore wind farms . so today onshore wind farms. so today we're examining what afoot on both industry will and growth strategy and energy with experts from all sides of the argument . from all sides of the argument. we'd also love to hear f

. i left says helped build whitehaven. look. this might not be the end of this battle, further - end of this battle, further challenges might come but for now coal mining is set to return to cumbria after decades although not without controversy. let us go to westminster. so a controversial decision, what has that reaction been? ~ ., . ., decision, what has that reaction been? . . , ., ., been? we have started to get reaction coming _ been? we have started to get reaction coming to _ been? we have started to get reaction coming to the - been? we have started to get. reaction coming to the decision which has been controversial, it has certainly split backbenchers in the conservative party. there had been seniorfigures conservative party. there had been senior figures like alok sharma who has spoken out about this, the former chancellor kwasi kwarteng, they spoke on environmental grounds and said you cannot do this when you're trying to lead on climate change and getting to net—zero. then you have others saying it is bringin

whitehaven, i've actually stood in front of the old hague pitch.here , is old coal mine here, whitehaven, though, dotted all along the coastline here. it's now museum. but this is a site which is so familiar to so many people here, many of them employed in this pit behind . me employed in this pit behind. me for the majority of their life and speaking to them today they are absolutely delighted that mining is coming back to why it's haven. this is a part of the country which has much lower employment than other areas of the country. and this new mine that's been announced last night will bring 500 new local jobs . will bring 500 new local jobs. and 1500 estimated jobs along supply chain. so that's really welcome for many miners . and one welcome for many miners. and one of them is david. he's a former miner . and i spoke to him about miner. and i spoke to him about his reaction to news a little bit earlier on. i must admit, was a tear in my eye. but then again would be that was the best job i've ever in my life. i worked there for 20 years and that

jamie says i am in whitehaven and i nearly and i and nearly every one of the town. excellent.ants this mine. we've been waiting years for this decision. it will bring 500 direct jobs and 1500 indirect. it will bring huge investment to the area . and investment to the area. and vivien says we would we need make steel, therefore we need coke eco zealots that you ever burn don't mind young children out the mines in other countries where safety working standards are our standards in are well below our standards in some non—existent cheap some case non—existent cheap slave labour. a hypocrite . slave labour. what a hypocrite. i don't think she meant that directly at you. i'll take it. i'm aware i my might. directly at you. i'll take it. i'm aware i my might . you're one i'm aware i my might. you're one of the very few lefties that will come on this channel. so love having you emma so much with. hayes is also here with me. like having you. well, me. we like having you. well, some up work, right? what we talking we are discussing talking guys? we are discussing the thousand coal the

good morning from whitehaven, as the government grants permission for the first new deep coal mine ink at the details. emergency care doctors tell the bbc that the sickest and frailest patients are being failed by a&e departments, as they wait for hours to get onto hospital wards.

whitehaven, a little bit later on.and whitehaven, a little bit later on.ves for legal challenge. it challenges which could come in the next few days ali, thanks very much indeed for that. nigel's in touch says the government thinks it's now okay to open a new coal mine, something the vast majority of this country needs desperately is when's the fracking is gas. when's the fracking going start? when think going to start? when i think about they steal about coal mine, they they steal . which they would need for that for the industrial base it would have to be imported. so that's going to be imported on emission belching freighters . an belching freighters. an independent review of this had found that it was a carbon neutral solution. so you might as well have it in the uk and have jobs. have at least two calculation like so michael, let us know your thoughts and all of this we going to take a quick right after that freddie grey and are going to and nicky hodgson are going to take thursday. take us through your thursday. stay . there is evidence about complic

1986 the last mine in whitehaven shots and is in the hague colliery that that's called the headgearremembers it well best job you can have it i've got to visit town when i was 14 and i never wanted to work anywhere else. it was hard manual labour. there was hard manual labour. there was lot machinery at that was a lot of machinery at that time, you know, it wasn't just picks anymore. it picks and shovels anymore. it wasn't just job. right. you made friends , colleagues. there was friends, colleagues. there was a whole community built around it. it fantastic. it was just it was fantastic. it was just like family . do you fancy a job like family. do you fancy a job in? the new mine, if it is opened up my name down on the list since really since it was first mentioned. yeah my mine was . probably first name first mentioned. yeah my mine was. probably first name on was. probably the first name on the briefly. a museum it's the list briefly. a museum it's now the office of the west cumbria mining company. now the office of the west cumbria mining company . the cumbria mining company. the

i think that we need to see whitehaven its long term future going into green in just and into sustainableetter . we're only at the start better. we're only at the start of the green revolution . this is of the green revolution. this is going to produce such a tiny fraction of the carbon emissions that contribute to global warming that . it's not going to warming that. it's not going to make a difference either way. i just think it's a totally spunous just think it's a totally spurious argument. i think is the argument of, you know , a the argument of, you know, a desperate position . it's 2022 desperate position. it's 2022 and we're standing here having this conversation about reopening a coal mine . reopening a coal mine. supporters of the mine . they supporters of the mine. they argue the coking could end up at one of the uk's steel production plants like this one in wales, meaning no need for green, more expensive foreign imports from places like the usa , australia places like the usa, australia and poland . but the steel and poland. but the steel industry is making no comment about t

but this is a this is a whitehaven in cumbria.ncede at least that this is very good for the local community in terms of it's going to create 500 jobs. and let's face it, michael gove is the levelling up secretary. we seem to have forgotten about levelling up, but this is clearly something that is within his mind that nice. some people will be like, oh, isn't this nice? see tories opening coal mines? well, we haven't got a great record on break welcome back. now in just under 48 hours, not for the first time, our great nation will battle it out with the french for place in the world cup semi—finals after a positive display against senegal. other than the kneeling stop us , we than the kneeling stop us, we support is beginning to grow. more flags are appearing in the pubs fold. the party atmosphere is slowly, very slowly beginning to creep back. now i could make some cheap joke about if the players up in rubber players dressed up in rubber dinghies, that make dinghies, would that make the french us? who wrote that? french stop us? w

tonight's decision on the whitehaven mine should be the first many. i agree , marion first of many. also agree that's, you know , i also agree that's, you know, everyone, let's find our energy by we can find it and encourage children to become amazing inventors. bill says . we have 12 inventors. bill says. we have 12 wind turbines near us, even when there is no wind. wind turbines near us, even when there is no wind . all 12 are there is no wind. all 12 are waiting around or to really. powered by diesel engines . then powered by diesel engines. then we go. how green is this ? phil we go. how green is this? phil says tidal power has to be the way forward . never stops coming way forward. never stops coming in and going out. we're an island. that makes sense to me, too. lisa says the same barriers across the channel, for instance, it makes . come on, instance, it makes. come on, guys. he hasn't invented this. right next. the public are being warned to be extra vigilant. world cup events and in crowded places throughout the festive penod places throughout the festive period as a threat

tonight's decision on the whitehaven mine should be the first many. i agree , marion first of many. also agree that's, you know , i also agree that's, you know, everyone, let's find our energy by we can find it and encourage children to become amazing inventors. bill says . we have 12 inventors. bill says. we have 12 wind turbines near us, even when there is no wind. wind turbines near us, even when there is no wind . all 12 are there is no wind. all 12 are waiting around or to really. powered by diesel engines . then powered by diesel engines. then we go. how green is this ? phil we go. how green is this? phil says tidal power has to be the way forward . never stops coming way forward. never stops coming in and going out. we're an island. that makes sense to me, too. lisa says the same barriers across the channel, for instance, it makes . come on, instance, it makes. come on, guys. he hasn't invented this. right next. the public are being warned to be extra vigilant. world cup events and in crowded places throughout the festive penod places throughout the festive period as a threat

right well, so far, leon from whitehaven is winning his lion yet , leon from whitehaven is winning his, which it does help appears to be live. buckingham palace . sir leon is buckingham palace. sir leon is winning , but if you think you winning, but if you think you can beat leon on getting to a gbviews@gbnews.uk with your fabulous christmas decorations yeah. trees you good gifts too ? yeah. trees you good gifts too? bad gifts. have you wrapped? what's on the menu tomorrow? just bring some fun and festive joy- just bring some fun and festive joy. festive joy program, please, but lots more to come . please, but lots more to come. stay we're going to be stay with us. we're going to be looking pages of looking at the front pages of today's newspapers . that's today's newspapers. that's all up this . welcome back. you are watching and listening to breakfast with me, ellie costello and oh, first homework in together. oh there you go. first time for everything. right? okay so let's take a look at today's front pages, shall we? the times leads with rishi sunak's plans to lower early retirees

but this is a this is a whitehaven in cumbria.sh, you will concede at least that this is very good the local is very good for the local community of it's going community in terms of it's going to create jobs. let's to create 500 jobs. and let's face gove is the face it, michael gove is the levelling up secretary. we seem to forgotten about to have forgotten about levelling is levelling up, but this is clearly something that is within his nice. some people his mind that nice. some people will be like, oh, isn't this nice? tories opening coal nice? see tories opening coal mines? we got a mines? well, we haven't got a great that one. yeah, great record on that one. yeah, he come in now. many people he come in now. now many people happy the coal mines, the happy it was the coal mines, the old open coal mines. they cry. yeah. do you want? oh, do yeah. what do you want? oh, do you mind? they set as they were going to start. like doing big brass bands like tories. i suppose what saying suppose what you're saying is that margaret thatcher

but this is a this is a whitehaven in cumbria.sh, you will concede at least that this is very good the local is very good for the local community of it's going community in terms of it's going to create 500 let's to create 500 jobs. and let's face gove is the face it, michael gove is the levelling up secretary. we seem to forgotten about to have forgotten about levelling is levelling up, but this is clearly something that is within his nice. some people his mind that nice. some people will be like, oh, isn't this nice? tories opening coal nice? see tories opening coal mines? we got a mines? well, we haven't got a great that one. yeah, great record on that one. yeah, he come in now. many people he come in now. now many people happy the coal mines, the happy it was the coal mines, the old open coal mines. they cry. yeah. do you want? oh, do yeah. what do you want? oh, do you mind? they set as they were going to start. like doing big brass bands like tories. i suppose what saying suppose what you're saying is that margaret thatcher w

while the plan for the whitehaven mine is backed by some conservative mps, it has also drawn significant runs deep. dave worked in this very pit until it was closed in the 1980s and would welcome its return. i left school with no qualifications whatsoever and i finished up with qualifications in mining regulation and eventually in mining controls and eventually in mining controls and that— and eventually in mining controls and that is— and eventually in mining controls and that is the type of opportunity that young people need. i hope one day they— that young people need. i hope one day they will allow me to go down and have — day they will allow me to go down and have a — day they will allow me to go down and have a look. i'm joined by copeland's mayor mike starkie. thank you for coming on the programme, this is a local story with global implications we the world stage trying to encourage countries to turn their back on coal and yet here we are unveiling the first coal mine 30 years. i and yet here we are unveiling the first coal mine 30 years.- and yet here we are unveiling the first c

levelling up secretary michael gove approved the plans to build the new whitehaven coal mine in cumbriatral london lord john deban, chairman of the climate change committee. thank you forjoining us. michael gove said this project would be relatively neutral in terms of carbon emissions but what is your view? . , , ., view? that is 'ust not factually true. it is — view? that isjust not factually true. it is relatively _ view? that isjust not factually true. it is relatively neutral- view? that isjust not factually true. it is relatively neutral ifi true. it is relatively neutral if you only count the emissions of producing the coal from the mine and that coal which we use in the united kingdom but they are going to export 85% of the coal and all that coal will be burnt, most of it without any of the protection of carbon capture and storage which is what michael gove is depending upon in this country. there is no need for the world has got plenty of coal and indeed british steel has said they will not use the coal so the coal is actually being produced by an australian backed company and

well no new coal mine in whitehaven.i'm not convinced it's going to be one there by the time of the next election because there be a much opposition we already know today. so you want to close if there was one a lot of there was one open? a lot of environments or campaigners want you to yes. well i would you to say yes. well i would very that by the time in very much that by the time in the next election there is to be a new coal . there will be much a new coal. there will be much objection to this in the community and beyond that . so community and beyond that. so politicians are just earth loving. i'm not convinced going to be the case, so i can't comment. yeah i see what charlie rowley from a special adviser to michael gove makes of all of this morning to you because of course, all this is being led by your old boss. of course, isn't it? and there's been hoo ha the commons over it and all sorts of stuff. well was interesting. it was interesting clip. just listening to rachel when she said the local people they said th