By Paul Homewood
h/t Philip Bratby
Sir Ed Davey has said he remains proud that he was the person who “basically stopped” fracking in the UK, despite the current energy crisis.
Sir Ed, the Liberal Democrat leader, served as energy secretary in the coalition government between 2012 and 2015.
He told The Telegraph his party would run on an anti-fracking platform against the Conservatives in by-elections and at the next general election if the next Tory leader tried to resume the drilling as prime minister.
In 2012, he introduced a strict regulation that means companies have to halt work if they trigger tremors over 0.5 magnitude.
Shale gas firms have said commercial fracking cannot take place under the rule. Appearing on Channel 4 in 2019, Sir Ed said the rule had “actually meant that the fracking industry has not developed in this country at all”.
“I’m very proud…
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