Published 2 years ago

Fracking: Jacob Rees-Mogg faces Tory anger over plan to buy local support

Summary by Ground News

Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg refuses to say how local people will be consulted. Tory MP Mark Fletcher says it appears communities will be "bought off" to allow fracking under the government's plans. Labour's shadow climate change secretary Ed Miliband describes fracking as a "dangerous fantasy"

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BBC News

Fracking: Jacob Rees-Mogg faces Tory anger over plan to buy local support

Jacob-Rees Mogg faces a backlash from MPs in areas of England where fracking could cause disruption.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Jacob Rees-Mogg facing backlash from Tory MPs over decision to lift ban on fracking – UK politics live

Latest updates: some Tory MPs furious about fracking announcement after business secretary says it is ‘common sense’

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Press

Tory MPs' backing for fracking 'if supported locally'

TORY MPS in the region are backing fracking but only if it has local support.

2 years ago·York, United Kingdom

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City AM

Rees-Mogg faces attacks from Tory MPs on plans to scrap fracking ban

Business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has faced a series of attacks from the Tory backbenches over the government’s plan to lift the England moratorium on fracking.Rees-Mogg today told MPs that opposition to lifting of the fracking ban was “sheer Luddite-ry”, after the government last night released a British Geological Survey (BGS) into the practice. Read more Backing fracking: Government lifts ban to boost energy security …

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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[SATIRE] The Poke

Ed Miliband tearing Jacob Rees-Mogg a new one over fracking is a fabulous watch

Newly-appointed business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has lifted the ban on fracking in the UK despite no scientific evidence suggesting it is any safer than we previously thought it was. Rees-Mogg claimed current limits on seismic activity were ‘too low’ and said tremors in Britain’s countryside should be tolerated in the ‘national interest’. "The seismic limits […]

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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