Government's fracking policy will cause energy crisis, says UK's richest man

Ministers are playing politics with the country's future, says Ineos boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe

The UK's richest person has launched an attack on the government's fracking rules, accusing ministers of policies that will cause an "energy crisis" and "irreparable damage" to the economy.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of petrochemicals firm Ineos, pledged four years ago to start a UK fracking revolution but the company has been bogged down in planning battles and is yet to drill or frack a single well.