The Labour Government has today announced that it will speed up
its move to ban fracking once and for all.
Speaking at the Labour Party Conference today, Energy Secretary
announced that the Government will legislate for a
ban on fracking at the earliest opportunity.
Laying out a clear intent to protect local communities and the
natural environment, Miliband pledged that Labour will launch a
campaign in nearly 200 constituencies to “Send the Frackers
Packing”, after Reform UK has pledged to bring back
fracking.
Fracking has been repeatedly shown to be dangerous, unsafe and
harmful to the environment. The last time fracking was tried in
the UK, at Preston New Road in Lancashire, it resulted in nearly
200 earthquakes in less than a year.
Labour's forthcoming ban will prevent fracking from taking place
anywhere in the UK, ensuring the 187 constituencies that sit
above shale gas areas are protected from dangerous, unsafe
operations.
Miliband's “Send the Frackers Packing” campaign will mobilise
activists and local communities across the country to say no to
fracking, and instead invest in clean, homegrown power to bring
down bills for good.
Speaking at Labour Party Conference, said:
"Fracking will not take a penny off bills.
"It will not create long-term sustainable jobs.
"It will trash our climate commitments.
"And it is dangerous and deeply harmful to our natural
environment.
"The good news is that communities have fought back and won this
fight before and will do so again.
"Remember and her 42 days of disaster.
"The Tories tried to overturn the fracking ban - led by , remember him?
"Friends, we sent those frackers packing.
"I say: let's ban fracking and vow to send this bunch of frackers
packing too."
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Notes:
- The Government will announce in the outcome of the North Sea
Energy Future consultation that it will legislate to ban new
onshore oil and gas licences ensuring that no future fracking can
take place.
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- The existing 2022 moratorium means no fracking is currently
occurring. Together, these measures would deliver the manifesto
commitment: “no fracking now, and none in future.”
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- Data on constituencies: https://policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/download/list-mp-constituencies-potential-fracking-areas
