The UK government has approved the controversial(有争议的) Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, a widely expected move(普遍预料之举) that will nonetheless dismay(使沮丧，使惊愕) environmental campaigners and a number of Labour MPs.
英国政府已批准备受争议的北海杰克道气田项目。此举虽在广泛预料之中，但仍将令环保人士和部分工党议员感到失望。
While Labour’s 2024 election manifesto committed to a ban on new drilling licences in the North Sea, the companies behind Jackdaw and the Rosebank oilfield project, which is being decided on separately, have sought environmental approval for existing licences.(尽管工党承诺禁止新钻探许可，但杰克道和罗斯班克项目背后的公司却为现有许可寻求环境审批。)
尽管工党在2024年竞选宣言中承诺禁止发放北海新的钻探许可证，但杰克道和罗斯班克油田项目背后的公司却一直在为现有许可证寻求环境审批。罗斯班克项目将另行决定。
The companies resubmit(重新提交)ted their applications for environmental approval earlier this year. The decision on Jackdaw had been expected last month but was delayed, seemingly to take it beyond the Holborn and St Pancras byelection on 8 October, where Labour was defending a seat against a Green challenge and ultimately won.(杰克道的决定本预计上月作出，但被推迟，似乎是为了避开10月8日补选，工党在那场补选中捍卫席位并最终获胜。)
这些公司今年早些时候重新提交了环境审批申请。杰克道项目的决定本预计上月作出，但被推迟，似乎是为了避开10月8日霍本和圣潘克拉斯选区的补选。在那场补选中，工党面对绿党的挑战捍卫席位，并最终获胜。