'We lament this great injustice': 450 UK church leaders slam Cumbria coal mine plans

Michael Holder
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'We lament this great injustice': 450 UK church leaders slam Cumbria coal mine plans

Government faces mounting pressure to reverse controversial decision to approve UK's first new coal mine in decades

Hundreds of UK church leaders have become the latest group to hit out at controversial plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria, in an open letter today slamming the UK government for "supporting a dying industry...

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