Truss faces major rebellion on fracking as senior Tories pledge to defy whip
by Pippa Crerar, Peter Walker and Aubrey Allegretti from on (#64WX3)
Chris Skidmore, head of PM's net zero review, among Conservatives willing to vote against government
Liz Truss was at risk of a significant Commons rebellion over fracking on Wednesday after a series of senior MPs, including the head of her net zero review, announced they would vote against the government on a Labour motion on the controversial policy.
This was despite Conservative whips billing the vote, on a Labour opposition day motion seeking to give parliamentary time for a bill that would outlaw shale gas extraction, as a confidence motion - meaning rebels would lose the Tory whip.
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