London South East: Minister of Energy Visits Potential IGas Fracking Site in North West

The government continues in its attempts to break down the barriers to allow companies to frack in the UK after the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change Andrea Leadsom visited IGas Energy PLC's proposed site in Warrington, Cheshire, on Thursday.

IGas is one of a handful of companies competing to become the first to frack in the UK since 2011, but opposition from environmentalists and local councils have so far blocked attempts by other companies, much to the government's frustration as it has made clear since the general election in May that it is keen on giving fracking the green light.

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