Rishi Sunak is reinstating the ban on fracking that Liz Truss controversially lifted.
During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, the new prime minister said he stands “by the manifesto” on fracking.
The Conservative 2019 manifesto placed a moratorium on fracking in England following opposition from environmentalists and local communities.
Mr Sunak‘s spokesman then explicitly confirmed he was reinstating the ban.
Ms Truss lifted the ban last month as part of her plan to limit rising energy costs but said the practice would only resume where there was local consent.
Fracking was ultimately what brought her government down after Labour tabled an opposition day motion last Wednesday calling for a draft law to ban fracking.
But the Tory party whips said the motion was actually a vote of confidence in the government and told Conservative MPs they had to vote against it or face being suspended.
However, many of them and their constituents are opposed to fracking and…
