General strike for climate receives backing from first MP
Labour MP for Leeds North West Alex Sobel urges workers to join the prospective strike, scheduled to take place on 27 September
Calls for a general strike to demand radical action on climate change received backing from a Member of Parliament for the first time on Friday, when Labour MP Alex Sobel spoke out in support of the controversial...
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