Fracking risks turning country against Tories, says Zac Goldsmith
by Adam Vaughan from on (#41R90)
Conservative MP says drilling and pollution are 'alarming prospect' for communities
Zac Goldsmith has warned ministers that their plans to fast-track fracking risk turning whole regions of the country against the Conservatives and igniting a political backlash.
The Tory MP for Richmond said people had legitimate concerns about fracking and that government proposals to bypass local planning decisions on shale gas wells were a mistake.
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