Barry Gardiner: The next Labour government will ban fracking in the UK

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Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary to tell party conference a Jeremy Corbyn government would impose a full ban on fracking

Labour will today announce it will impose a full ban on fracking in the UK if elected, arguing new shale gas infrastructure would "lock" the country in to fossil fuel infrastructure at a time when it should...

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