Britain's political consensus on fracking is fractured

The UK appears split down the middle on shale oil and gas extraction, with the Tories and Ukip in favour, but Labour, the Lib Dems and other parties against

We find out next week if the first major round of fracking in Britain will be approved, in a community that's divided over the technology.

Although Lancashire is split on the controversial method of extracting shale gas and oil, at a national level the UK's political parties have been unusually united in their support for hydraulic fracturing. But that political consensus has begun to fracture since the election.