A Labour source said Tory MPs are 'privately terrified that fracking is unpopular in their constituencies'
The government has insisted that future fracking applications will be considered where there is local support, although it is not clear how that will be measured.as part of her long-term strategy to boost energy securityHowever, Labour says that shale gas extracted by fracking would make no difference to soaring gas prices, and is a more expensive alternative to renewables, which it says are nine times cheaper than gas.
"Every Conservative MP who opposes fracking must now put country over party and support Labour's ban on fracking." A government-commissioned report by the British Geological Survey at the time suggested more data was needed, but despite the lack of scientific progress, Ms Truss's administration has torn up the commitment.
The prime minister is already battling to save her job after being forced into a raft of humiliating U-turns over her mini-budget, during a torrid week in Westminster.Green campaigners added to the calls to ban fracking on Tuesday night. Jamie Peters, from Friends of the Earth, said the decision to reverse the fracking ban was"rash" and"ill-thought through".
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