Liz Truss is poised to lift the ban on fracking as she prepares to announce plans to help Brits struggling with the energy crisis, No10 suggested.
Downing Street hinted that the new Prime Minister could tear up a 2019 Tory manifesto commitment to prohibit shale gas extraction as the Government scrambles to help households with spiralling bills.
Ms Truss will give a statement to Parliament tomorrow, where she is expected to pledge a freeze on household energy bills at around £2,500 a year.
