MPs launch campaign to divest their pension fund from fossil fuels

James Murray
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Divest Parliament campaign officially kicks off with backing from a cross-party group of MPs

A cross-party group of MPs are seeking to make Westminster the latest battleground in the global campaign to divest fossil fuels from pension funds with the official launch today of the Divest Parliament...

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