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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Adam Forrest

Cumbria coal mine a win for the working class, claims Tory MP

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The Rishi Sunak government’s decision to green light Britain’s first new coal mine in 30 years is a win for the working-class, Conservative MP Lee Anderson has claimed.

Approval for the fossil fuel project in Cumbria has sparked anger from environmental campaigners who say it will damage the fight against climate change.

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