Business Secretary: “If people want to call me Tory scum, I don’t mind”

Jacob Rees-Mogg has highlighted the need to be “intelligent net zero” amid protests against the government’s energy and cost of living policy

“Why, Liz, is fracking safe to continue?”

The Prime Minister has said that “if there is local consent we will go ahead” with fracking projects

Skidmore tells investors to ignore fracking

He is calling for the government to push renewable investment and avoid reliance on other nations for energy production

Fracking ban will continue in Scotland

A Scottish Government minister has confirmed that there won’t be change in Scotland’s policy against fracking

UK fracking ban lifted

The government has said this is a vital step to bolster the UK’s energy security

Fracking: concerns over ‘UK’s ability to forecast drilling-linked earthquakes’

Scientists say little progress has been made in reducing the risk of drilling-induced earthquakes

INEOS offers to drill fracking test well

Company says it would drill for free to prove fracking can work safely in the UK following PM’s speech

Fracking will see ‘devastation of the countryside,’ charities say

Environmental charities have slammed the Prime Minister’s announcement of accelerating oil and gas exploits and the use of fracking to combat the energy crisis

MPs implore Liz Truss to keep 2050 alive

Fears have surfaced that the new PM and Business Secretary may allow net zero progress to falter

‘I will deliver on the energy crisis’, says Liz Truss

New Prime Minster says she will prioritise tackling the cost of living crisis and lowering energy bills