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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Aletha Adu

Liz Truss urged to relax earthquake limits on fracking ahead of ban lift

Liz Truss is being urged to relax the limits on earthquakes caused by fracking to unlock Britain’s gas reserves.

The Prime Minister is set to lift the ban on fracking as soon as next week to make Britain energy independent by 2040.

Current rules require drilling to stop if it causes tremors of 0.5 or more on the Richter scale.

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