Campaign to divest Parliament's pension fund of fossil fuels gains backing of 50 MPs

Michael Holder
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Politicians from across UK's main political parties call for their pension fund to end investments in fossil fuels

A campaign calling on Parliament's £612m pension fund to divest from fossil fuels has now won the backing of 50 MPs from across the UK's main political parties. The Divest Parliament campaign announced...

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