Fracking: Government promises 'faster and fairer' planning decisions

James Murray
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Written Statement sets out plans to accelerate fracking development, as critics accuse ministers of undermining green rhetoric

The government has today sought to revive the UK's ailing fracking industry, unveiling a series of measures that it said would support its goal of delivering a "faster and fairer" planning system for both...

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