Rishi Sunak has reinstated the fracking ban in England, Downing Street has confirmed.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman gave the confirmation after Mr Sunak was pressed on the issue at his first Prime Minister’s Questions. The PM told the Commons he “stands by” the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto and insisted his government will deliver on what was agreed at the UN Cop26 Glasgow climate talks.
Conservative former prime minister Liz Truss had lifted the ban, as she argued it would strengthen the country’s energy supply. Green Party MP Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) said in the Commons: “Yesterday, he (Rishi Sunak) promised to fix her (Liz Truss) mistakes as well as to uphold the party’s 2019 manifesto.
