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Rishi Sunak defends Suella Braverman reappointment as PM restores fracking ban

The Prime Minister is facing questions over the move amid calls for an official inquiry into Ms Braverman breaking the ministerial code

Evening Standard

Sunak dismantles remainder of Truss legacy on first full day in office

Prime minister abandons fracking and refuses to guarantee pensions triple lock or defence spending rise

The Guardian - UK

$New British PM Rishi Sunak reinstates fracking ban$

New British PM Rishi Sunak reinstates fracking ban

Government spokesman confirms Sunak will honour 2019 Conservative manifesto after predecessor Truss lifted moratorium.

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Debating Dr. Oz, John Fetterman Cannot Explain His About-Face on Fracking

Fetterman has auditory processing issues related to a stroke in May, but still had trouble explaining why he seems to have changed his mind.

Reason

Fracking: banned | Braverman: back | Fiscal black hole: shrinking but still massive

Have you noticed that virtually all male leaders – from elected prime ministers to murderous tyrants – wear a suit and tie these days? Whatever happened to juntas in military attire adorned with made-up medals or the classic Mao jacket?

Evening Standard

Sunak urged to end new North Sea drilling after fracking U-turn

RISHI Sunak has been urged to ban new oil and gas developments in the North Sea after he reversed Tory plans to give a green light to fracking.

The National (Scotland)

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

The Prime Minister's spokesman confirmed Liz Truss's decision to allow shale gas drilling just 48 days ago is now 'in the bin' - coming full circle back to the 2019 manifesto

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Sunak tears up Truss’s economic vision and refuses to back pensions triple lock

The new Prime Minister also reimposed the fracking ban controversially scrapped by his predecessor.

The Independent UK

$Rishi Sunak will keep ban on fracking in UK, No 10 confirms$

Rishi Sunak will keep ban on fracking in UK, No 10 confirms

PM said he stood by Tories’ 2019 manifesto policy when asked in Commons, in rebuff to Liz Truss

The Guardian - UK

$Rishi Sunak to restore fracking ban in vow to ‘stand by manifesto’$

Rishi Sunak to restore fracking ban in vow to ‘stand by manifesto’

The newly-appointed PM was pressed on the issue during Prime Minister's Questions

Manchester Evening News

Fracking ban is reinstated by Rishi Sunak as new PM ditches Liz Truss’s policies

The PM’s spokesman confirms Sunak is committed to the effective ban on fracking set out in the 2019 manifesto

Evening Standard

$Sunak reintroduces fracking ban as he vows to ‘stand by manifesto’$

Sunak reintroduces fracking ban as he vows to ‘stand by manifesto’

His predecessor Liz Truss had lifted the moratorium, arguing it would strengthen the country’s energy supply.

The Independent UK

Fracking is banned again as Rishi Sunak reverses Liz Truss's policy

The moratorium has been put back in place

Wales Online

$Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban lifted by Liz Truss$

Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban lifted by Liz Truss

But new PM suggests he will reimpose effective ban on onshore wind farms – which his predecessor wanted to remove

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The Independent UK

What policies will Rishi Sunak keep from the 2019 Tory manifesto?

Boris Johnson’s manifesto preceded the war in Ukraine, the cost-of-living crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.

ABC News

CSIRO accused of failing to disclose GISERA gas industry links in fracking information sheets

The information sheets included a recently-deleted statement that methane "may play a role" in climate change, which independent Senator David Pocock says is "straight out of the fossil fuel industry misinformation guide".

Daily Mirror

'You are welcome to use fracking in my backyard if it helps defeat Vladimir Putin'

Paul Routledge says, due to the ongoing demand for gas, he supports fracking in his home county and hopes it will reduce the ability of Russia to hold Europe to ransom over energy supplies

Manchester Evening News

Leigh MP James Grundy says he 'does not trust Wigan Council to make the right decision' on fracking

"I don't trust Wigan Council to make the right decisions on fracking, but I do trust local people, and I will back them where they oppose it.”

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The Conversation

Liz Truss: what happened in the night of Westminster chaos that triggered the PM's resignation?

Many factors combined to cause Liz Truss’s demise but it was a night of chaos in the British parliament that triggered her resignation.

The Conversation

Chaos in Westminster: why Liz Truss finally lost control of MPs

In a night emblematic of Liz Truss’s chaotic premiership, confusion reigned in parliament as an opposition day motion on the contentious issue of fracking became a confidence vote in her leadership. Labour MPs reported seeing Conservatives being manhandled and “bullied” into the chamber by government whips – who reportedly attempted…

Evening Standard

Fracking vote: Who voted for and against the ban and what was the result?

Senior Tory MPs have been accused of bullying members into voting against the bill

The Guardian - UK

Three more Tory MPs call for Liz Truss to step down after day of chaos

Many believe PM should resign as dozens face potentially losing whip over fracking vote

The Independent UK

The 32 Tory MPs who failed to back government in chaotic fracking vote

Chaos in Commons compounded by confusion over whether motion was seen as confidence vote

The National (Scotland)

'An Etonian version of River City': MPs witness 'scuffling' during fracking vote

AN MP has described chaotic scenes in the House of Commons following a fracking debate as like an "Etonian version of River City".

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of Tories facing disciplinary action after fracking vote

MPs face potentially losing whip after No 10 confirms chaotic vote is being treated as confidence issue

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