David Cameron said he favours cash payments to householders in compensation for the inconvenience caused by shale gas drilling near their properties.

Focusing on insulation instead of gas would help solve Britain's energy crisis, Natalie Bennett said. Credit: Daybreak/ITV

If every home in the UK "that needed it" was properly insulated, bills would be cut and jobs would be created, the leader of the Green party told Daybreak.

Natalie Bennett dismissed Government proposals to boost fracking and instead championed better insulation of homes as a means of cutting energy bills and creating jobs.

"If we insulated every home in Britain that needed it, we would create up to 200,000 jobs. What we would also do is cut our carbon emissions and slash bills, take nine out of 10 people out of fuel poverty.