Labour has pledged to ban fracking “once and for all”, calling it “an unjust charter for earthquakes”
"Fracking would make no difference to energy prices, and could risk the health of local communities, nature, and water supplies."
The government has insisted that future fracking applications will be considered where there is local support, although it is not clear how that will be measured.Ms Truss said she was"setting a new ambition for our country" when she announced the fracking ban would be lifted as part of a plan to make the UK a net energy exporter by 2040.
However, Labour says that shale gas extracted by fracking would make no difference to gas prices, and is a more expensive alternative to renewables, which the party says is nine times cheaper than gas. Hitting out at what he called Ms Truss's"unjust charter for earthquakes", Mr Miliband said Labour would stand up to her plan to"outsource decisions about local consent to fracking companies".
The party intends to work with MPs who oppose fracking to force the government to maintain the ban, one ofThe government's environmental commitments have come under scrutiny in recent weeks, and the prime minister has been criticised for giving the green light to the expansion of oil and gas operations in the North Sea and after reports suggested she is
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