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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dan Bloom

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

Rishi Sunak today BROUGHT BACK England’s fracking ban in a Tory O-turn - after the divisive drilling was allowed for just 48 days.

The new Prime Minister U-turned on Liz Truss ’s original U-turn, bringing the party full circle back to its 2019 manifesto “moratorium” on shale gas extraction.

The PM’s official spokesman gave the confirmation after Mr Sunak was pressed on the issue at his first Prime Minister's Questions.

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