Tag: fracking
Speaker: No evidence of bullying during fracking vote
Sir Lindsay Hoyle has told MPs that "the atmosphere was tense" during the fracking vote last month.He said there was no evidence "of any bullying or u [...]
No evidence of bullying in fracking vote, Commons speaker says
The atmosphere was "tense" but there was no evidence of "undue influence" on MPs, Commons speaker says.
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Sunak ‘stands by’ manifesto commitment on fracking
Green MP Caroline Lucas asked Rishi Sunak PM if he would reverse a decision by Liz Truss to allow fracking in England where there was local consent. H [...]
Rishi Sunak reimposes fracking ban in England
The moratorium had been lifted by Liz Truss, who said fracking could take place with local consent.
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Labour MP alleges bullying during fracking vote
Chris Bryant calls for an investigation into the scenes in Parliament after a vote on fracking.
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Government makes fracking ban vote test of Tory loyalty
Tory MPs are ordered to oppose a move to ban fracking in vote which could bring down the government.
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Labour urges Tories to back vote on fracking ban
The opposition wants to use a vote in Parliament to thwart Prime Minister Liz Truss's fracking plans.
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Some Tory MPs in talks with Labour to block fracking plans
Opposition sources have told the BBC that fracking is just one policy area where they are attempting to tap into opportunities to overturn the governm [...]
Fracking: I'd allow drilling in my back garden, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
The business secretary suggests residents living near fracking sites should get royalty payments.
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Fracking will only resume with local consent, PM insists
Energy firm Cuadrilla, which sank the wells at Preston New Road, previously said it was nearby communities who "stand to benefit most" from fracking, [...]
Jacob Rees-Mogg faces Tory anger over plan to buy local fracking support
Jacob-Rees Mogg faces a backlash from MPs in areas of England where fracking could cause disruption.
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Government lifts fracking and shale gas extraction ban
Jacob Rees-Mogg said it was "important" to use all available sources of fuel within the UK rather than import them.But Labour's shadow climate change [...]
Government formally confirms end of fracking ban
Scientific review into fracking concludes there is still a limited understanding of impacts.
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Earthquake levels set for review to allow fracking
A report on the risk of fracking-linked earthquakes is due as ministers seek to boost energy supplies.
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Removal of fracking ban prompts concern in the Cotswolds
Mr Hodgkinson, Liberal Democrat county councillor for Bourton-on-the-Water and Northleach, said the Cotswolds had been identified as a place that had [...]