Article 63YHK Tory MPs angrily challenge Rees-Mogg’s fracking revival plan

Tory MPs angrily challenge Rees-Mogg’s fracking revival plan

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Peter Walker and Helena Horton
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Energy secretary considers bypassing local planning rules as backbenchers voice opposition

Ministers face a furious backlash from Conservative MPs after overturning a manifesto pledge to pause fracking until it is proved safe, and then indicating drilling could be imposed without local support.

Outlining a return to shale gas extraction in England after three years, Jacob Rees-Mogg dismissed worries about earthquakes caused by the practice as hysteria", claiming this was often down to a lack of scientific understanding.

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