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Sunak urged to end new North Sea drilling after fracking U-turn

RISHI Sunak has been urged to ban new oil and gas developments in the North Sea after he reversed Tory plans to give a green light to fracking.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 26, 2022

$Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban after 48 days in seismic Tory O-turn$

Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban after 48 days in seismic Tory O-turn

The Prime Minister's spokesman confirmed Liz Truss's decision to allow shale gas drilling just 48 days ago is now 'in the bin' - coming full circle back to the 2019 manifesto

Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022

Sunak tears up Truss’s economic vision and refuses to back pensions triple lock

The new Prime Minister also reimposed the fracking ban controversially scrapped by his predecessor.

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

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Rishi Sunak will keep ban on fracking in UK, No 10 confirms

PM said he stood by Tories’ 2019 manifesto policy when asked in Commons, in rebuff to Liz Truss

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

Rishi Sunak to restore fracking ban in vow to ‘stand by manifesto’

The newly-appointed PM was pressed on the issue during Prime Minister's Questions

Manchester Evening News · Oct 26, 2022

Fracking ban is reinstated by Rishi Sunak as new PM ditches Liz Truss’s policies

The PM’s spokesman confirms Sunak is committed to the effective ban on fracking set out in the 2019 manifesto

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2022

Sunak reintroduces fracking ban as he vows to ‘stand by manifesto’

His predecessor Liz Truss had lifted the moratorium, arguing it would strengthen the country’s energy supply.

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

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Fracking is banned again as Rishi Sunak reverses Liz Truss's policy

The moratorium has been put back in place

Wales Online · Oct 26, 2022

$Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban lifted by Liz Truss$

Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban lifted by Liz Truss

But new PM suggests he will reimpose effective ban on onshore wind farms – which his predecessor wanted to remove

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

What policies will Rishi Sunak keep from the 2019 Tory manifesto?

Boris Johnson’s manifesto preceded the war in Ukraine, the cost-of-living crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022

$CSIRO accused of failing to disclose GISERA gas industry links in fracking information sheets$

CSIRO accused of failing to disclose GISERA gas industry links in fracking information sheets

The information sheets included a recently-deleted statement that methane "may play a role" in climate change, which independent Senator David Pocock says is "straight out of the fossil fuel industry misinformation guide".

ABC News · Oct 23, 2022

$'You are welcome to use fracking in my backyard if it helps defeat Vladimir Putin'$

'You are welcome to use fracking in my backyard if it helps defeat Vladimir Putin'

Paul Routledge says, due to the ongoing demand for gas, he supports fracking in his home county and hopes it will reduce the ability of Russia to hold Europe to ransom over energy supplies

Daily Mirror · Oct 21, 2022

$Leigh MP James Grundy says he 'does not trust Wigan Council to make the right decision' on fracking$

Leigh MP James Grundy says he 'does not trust Wigan Council to make the right decision' on fracking

"I don't trust Wigan Council to make the right decisions on fracking, but I do trust local people, and I will back them where they oppose it.”

Manchester Evening News · Oct 21, 2022

Liz Truss: what happened in the night of Westminster chaos that triggered the PM's resignation?

Many factors combined to cause Liz Truss’s demise but it was a night of chaos in the British parliament that triggered her resignation.

The Conversation · Oct 20, 2022

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The Conversation · Oct 20, 2022

Chaos in Westminster: why Liz Truss finally lost control of MPs

In a night emblematic of Liz Truss’s chaotic premiership, confusion reigned in parliament as an opposition day motion on the contentious issue of fracking became a confidence vote in her leadership. Labour MPs reported seeing Conservatives being manhandled and “bullied” into the chamber by government whips – who reportedly attempted…

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2022

Fracking vote: Who voted for and against the ban and what was the result?

Senior Tory MPs have been accused of bullying members into voting against the bill

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

Three more Tory MPs call for Liz Truss to step down after day of chaos

Many believe PM should resign as dozens face potentially losing whip over fracking vote

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

The 32 Tory MPs who failed to back government in chaotic fracking vote

Chaos in Commons compounded by confusion over whether motion was seen as confidence vote

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The National (Scotland) · Oct 20, 2022

'An Etonian version of River City': MPs witness 'scuffling' during fracking vote

AN MP has described chaotic scenes in the House of Commons following a fracking debate as like an "Etonian version of River City".

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

Dozens of Tories facing disciplinary action after fracking vote

MPs face potentially losing whip after No 10 confirms chaotic vote is being treated as confidence issue

Manchester Evening News · Oct 20, 2022

MPs say Liz Truss has just 12 hours to save her job as government teeters on brink

It comes after the acrimonious resignation of her home secretary, mayhem in the Commons over a fracking vote, and confusion over whether the Chief and Deputy Chief Whip had quit

Daily Mirror · Oct 20, 2022

Full list of 36 Tory MPs who didn't vote on fracking ban as Liz Truss faces rebellion

The government descended into total chaos last night with reports of swearing, shouting and manhandling in parliament as the Conservative party and Liz Truss loyalists desperately clung on

The National (Scotland) · Oct 20, 2022

Fury as Douglas Ross votes against fracking ban in England

SCOTTISH Conservative leader Douglas Ross voted against Wednesday’s motion to ban fracking.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Cabinet minister demands investigation into ‘manhandling’ of Tory MPs in fracking vote OLD

’It is never acceptable for there to be any harassment of members as they cast their democratic vote’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

A day of Conservative chaos in Westminster – how it unfolded

From the home secretary’s departure to the chief whip going nowhere, we recap another extraordinary day

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