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DUP has 'no official position' on fracking says Edwin Poots after DUP MPs voted against UK ban

Jim Shannon and Paul Girvan sided with the Conservatives to vote again a Labour motion to ban fracking

Belfast Live

$Therese Coffey denies ‘manhandling’ during controversial fracking vote$

Therese Coffey denies ‘manhandling’ during controversial fracking vote

Chaos erupted in the Commons last week as the Government U-turned on a threat to strip the whip from Conservative MPs if they backed a fracking ban

Evening Standard

$Restoring fracking ban ‘beggars belief’, says Cuadrilla chief$

Restoring fracking ban ‘beggars belief’, says Cuadrilla chief

Cuadrilla boss Francis Egan said the industry can create jobs, generate private sector investment and provide tax revenue.

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Coffey denies manhandling Tory MPs to force opposition to Labour vote

The Cabinet minister is among a group of senior Tories accused of pressuring colleagues to oppose the motion on fracking.

The Independent UK

7 policies from Liz Truss's 49-day regime that Rishi Sunak binned in 48 hours

Liz Truss left office with a plea for her successor to carry on her work. It's fair to say Rishi Sunak is not doing that. From fracking and pensions to defence spending, here are some of the ideas he's ripping to shreds

Daily Mirror

UK government fracking U-turn ‘sets a good tone’, say climate activists

Reversal comes as MPs warn national security is being jeopardised by climate-fuelled extreme weather

The Independent UK

Fetterman and Oz spar in only formal debate ahead of Pennsylvania's Senate election

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat, and former TV doctor Mehmet Oz, a Republican, faced off last night in the only debate in a tight race that will help determine control of the Senate.

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$Rishi Sunak defends Suella Braverman reappointment as PM restores fracking ban$

Rishi Sunak defends Suella Braverman reappointment as PM restores fracking ban

The Prime Minister is facing questions over the move amid calls for an official inquiry into Ms Braverman breaking the ministerial code

Evening Standard

Sunak dismantles remainder of Truss legacy on first full day in office

Prime minister abandons fracking and refuses to guarantee pensions triple lock or defence spending rise

The Guardian - UK

$New British PM Rishi Sunak reinstates fracking ban$

New British PM Rishi Sunak reinstates fracking ban

Government spokesman confirms Sunak will honour 2019 Conservative manifesto after predecessor Truss lifted moratorium.

Al Jazeera

Debating Dr. Oz, John Fetterman Cannot Explain His About-Face on Fracking

Fetterman has auditory processing issues related to a stroke in May, but still had trouble explaining why he seems to have changed his mind.

Reason

Fracking: banned | Braverman: back | Fiscal black hole: shrinking but still massive

Have you noticed that virtually all male leaders – from elected prime ministers to murderous tyrants – wear a suit and tie these days? Whatever happened to juntas in military attire adorned with made-up medals or the classic Mao jacket?

Evening Standard

$Sunak urged to end new North Sea drilling after fracking U-turn$

Sunak urged to end new North Sea drilling after fracking U-turn

RISHI Sunak has been urged to ban new oil and gas developments in the North Sea after he reversed Tory plans to give a green light to fracking.

The National (Scotland)

$Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban after 48 days in seismic Tory O-turn$

Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban after 48 days in seismic Tory O-turn

The Prime Minister's spokesman confirmed Liz Truss's decision to allow shale gas drilling just 48 days ago is now 'in the bin' - coming full circle back to the 2019 manifesto

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The Independent UK

Sunak tears up Truss’s economic vision and refuses to back pensions triple lock

The new Prime Minister also reimposed the fracking ban controversially scrapped by his predecessor.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak will keep ban on fracking in UK, No 10 confirms

PM said he stood by Tories’ 2019 manifesto policy when asked in Commons, in rebuff to Liz Truss

Manchester Evening News

Rishi Sunak to restore fracking ban in vow to ‘stand by manifesto’

The newly-appointed PM was pressed on the issue during Prime Minister's Questions

Evening Standard

Fracking ban is reinstated by Rishi Sunak as new PM ditches Liz Truss’s policies

The PM’s spokesman confirms Sunak is committed to the effective ban on fracking set out in the 2019 manifesto

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The Independent UK

Sunak reintroduces fracking ban as he vows to ‘stand by manifesto’

His predecessor Liz Truss had lifted the moratorium, arguing it would strengthen the country’s energy supply.

Wales Online

Fracking is banned again as Rishi Sunak reverses Liz Truss's policy

The moratorium has been put back in place

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban lifted by Liz Truss

But new PM suggests he will reimpose effective ban on onshore wind farms – which his predecessor wanted to remove

The Independent UK

What policies will Rishi Sunak keep from the 2019 Tory manifesto?

Boris Johnson’s manifesto preceded the war in Ukraine, the cost-of-living crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.

ABC News

CSIRO accused of failing to disclose GISERA gas industry links in fracking information sheets

The information sheets included a recently-deleted statement that methane "may play a role" in climate change, which independent Senator David Pocock says is "straight out of the fossil fuel industry misinformation guide".

Daily Mirror

'You are welcome to use fracking in my backyard if it helps defeat Vladimir Putin'

Paul Routledge says, due to the ongoing demand for gas, he supports fracking in his home county and hopes it will reduce the ability of Russia to hold Europe to ransom over energy supplies

Manchester Evening News

Leigh MP James Grundy says he 'does not trust Wigan Council to make the right decision' on fracking

"I don't trust Wigan Council to make the right decisions on fracking, but I do trust local people, and I will back them where they oppose it.”

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