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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Truss to lift ban on fracking under plan to increase UK’s energy supply

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Liz Truss is expected to reverse the moratorium on fracking on Thursday and promise more North Sea drilling as she unveils long-awaited plans to boost the country’s energy security.

The domestic annual energy bills will be frozen at around £2,500 for the average household by setting a cap on the price of a unit of energy, with anything above paid by the government as part of the package to ease the cost-of-living crunch.

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