'It sounds like you don't know': Liz Truss falters on fracking consent question

Asked what local consent looks like, PM hesitates and says she will make sure there is local consentLiz Truss has refused to give details of how local consent would be given for fracking in a particular area, amid growing evidence that it will be pushed through as a national infrastructure project.In an interview with BBC Radio Lancashire, the prime minister said she was not familiar with the Preston New Road site in the county and had never visited. Continue reading...