Lifting of fracking ban not 'miracle solution', minister admits

Communities secretary also defends decision not to extend windfall tax as Liz Truss unveils support packagePolitics live - latest updatesPlans to increase shale gas supplies by ending the moratorium on fracking are not a "miracle solution", the communities secretary has conceded, before plans to curb spiralling energy bills this winter are announced.Simon Clarke said the government had to be "pragmatic" but added that "community consent" would "lie at the heart of our energy policy". Continue reading...