Alexander Stafford – 2022 Comments on Government Whips During Fracking Vote

The comments made by Alexander Stafford, the Conservative MP for Rother Valley, on Twitter on 19 October 2022.

Lots of rumours flying around tonight. This vote was never about fracking but about Labour trying to destabilise the country, and take control of Parliament. I had a frank and robust conversation outside the voting lobbies confirming my opposition to fracking, with members of the government, nothing more, reconfirming my position which I spoke about in the Chamber this evening.