Liz Truss is set to tear up Tory promises on fracking safety after scientists admitted they don't know if it will cause earthquakes.
The government has been accused of lacking integrity over the decision to plough ahead regardless, with drilling licences expected to be issued next week for the first time in three years.
It flies in the face of the government's 2019 pledge that a ban on fracking would not be lifted until it could be "categorically" proved that it does not cause tremors.
