UK government suppressed damaging fracking report until after crucial Lancashire vote

The British government deliberately withheld the release of a damaging fracking report to prevent local councillors from scrutinising it ahead of a crucial vote on shale gas drilling, according to an ongoing Unearthed investigation. Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show for the first time how ministers, including Andrea Leadsom, worked together to … Continue reading UK government suppressed damaging fracking report until after crucial Lancashire vote