New energy secretary
Claire Coutinho has been appointed the new secretary of state for energy and net zero.
Fracking won’t happen in top Tory constituencies – but could it crack the red wall?
The constituencies of senior members of the cabinet will be untouched by fracking. But key red wall seats taken by the Conservatives from Labour in 2019, often with small majorities, are in shale gas areas.
Two Lancashire Tory MPs object to Cuadrilla’s revised plans for fracking at Roseacre Wood
Two Conservative MPs in Lancashire are objecting to Cuadrilla’s updated traffic plans for another fracking site near Blackpool.
DRILL OR DROP? 