Blue on (unnamed) blue: Tories escalate war of words over controversial fracking plans

James Murray
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Blue on (unnamed) blue: Tories escalate war of words over controversial fracking plans

Energy Minister reiterates 'net zero is part of the solution, not part of the problem', despite calls to revive UK fracking projects

The escalating row within the Conservative Party over the direction of the government's net zero strategy took a somewhat bizarre turn this weekend, after a small group of MPs backed a letter calling for...

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