BusinessGreen: Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has defended her right to protest against shale oil and gas exploration, after she was charged over her part in protests at Balcombe, West Sussex.
The MP for Brighton Pavilion was among a group of demonstrators arrested during a day of anti-fracking protests in Balcombe, Sussex, last month.
The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed yesterday that Lucas would be charged with breaching a police order on public assemblies and wilful obstruction of the highway.
She...