DISTRICT councillors were 'appalled' by decisions that they believe both go against the council's climate emergency declaration.

At a meeting on Monday, Cherwell District Council Conservatives voted in favour of council leader, Barry Wood's motion to let officers assess the implications of the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway while keeping an 'open mind.'

The motion was amended by the Lib Dems to ensure that the council’s declared climate emergency was taken seriously.

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However, because it was passed, the second motion put forward by the Lib Dems to completely oppose the Expressway was not debated, as it conflicted with Mr Wood's one.

The Lib Dems also teamed up with the Green Party to propose a motion calling on Oxfordshire Local Government Pension Fund to divest from fossil fuels, but Conservative councillors opposed, leading it to be unsuccessful in passing.