‘Next government must stand up to fracking opposition’ – Yeo tells conference
The out-going chair of the Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee urged the next government to challenge opposition to fracking.
The out-going chair of the Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee urged the next government to challenge opposition to fracking.
Shale gas is unlikely to feature in the election campaign because it won’t win votes, MP Tim Yeo told a fracking conference today.
“Local concerns have to be respected and any form of legal and peaceful protest is legitimate activity. But there is the national interest as well and one of the difficult things for the Government is the balance of how strong the planning guidance should be to compel local […]