'There’s an absolute local consent lock'
Jacob Rees-Mogg has insisted communities in Lancashire and the rest of the UK will have a “veto” on fracking in their area, as he sought to limit a Tory rebellion over shale gas extraction.
READ MORE: When Lancashire was rocked by a 2.9 magnitude earthquake the last time fracking came to town “Any process to determine local consent must be run independently and this House will vote on any scheme that we bring forward.” If passed, the opposition day debate motion would guarantee Commons time for a Bill banning fracking once and for all. Chris Skidmore, the Prime Minister’s net-zero tsar, said he will not vote with the Government.
He said: “I recognise that many members and their constituents have concerns about shale gas, and that is why we will consult on the system of local consent and provide clear advice on seismicity and safety before any hydraulic fracturing for shale gas takes place.” Mr Miliband joked the Government was pursuing a “frack me or sack me strategy”, adding: “It’s time to consign fracking to the dustbin of history.”
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