HuffPo: Fracking: Tory MPs Attack 'Disastrous' Prospect Of Local Shale Gas Exploration

The prospect of fracking in local constituencies has sparked fury from Tory MPs, with one threatening to "man the barricades" if the shale gas exploration was found to affect local water supplies.

George Hollingbery, MP for Meon Valley in Hampshire, warned that the drilling could be "disastrous" in his area because of the sensitivity of the water supply.

The attack on fracking from the MP, who serves as parliamentary private secretary tohome secretary Theresa May, would put him at odds with coalition ministers.

Chancellor George Osborne has promised tax-breaks for fracking companies and David Cameron has said that fracking will attract "real public support" once the benefits are understood.  MORE