Liz Truss was at risk of a significant Commons rebellion over fracking on Wednesday after a series of senior MPs, including the head of her net zero review, announced they would vote against the government on a Labour motion on the controversial policy.
This was despite Conservative whips billing the vote, on a Labour opposition day motion seeking to give parliamentary time for a bill that would outlaw shale gas extraction, as a confidence motion – meaning rebels would lose the Tory whip.
