City MP Stephen Morgan has welcomed the Labour Government’s decision to speed up its move to ban fracking once and for all.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband 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.
Commenting, Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan said:
“Fracking has been repeatedly shown to be dangerous, unsafe and harmful to the environment.
“While Reform would bring it back, under Labour fracking will be prevented from taking place anywhere in the UK.
“We will protect communities and the natural environment by sending the frackers packing for good.”
Speaking at Labour Party Conference, Ed Miliband 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 Liz Truss and her 42 days of disaster.
“The Tories tried to overturn the fracking ban – led by Jacob Rees-Mogg, remember him?
“Friends, we sent those frackers packing.
“I say: let’s ban fracking and vow to send this bunch of frackers packing too.”
