'Clean Power Not Paddy Power': Greenpeace protester climbs on to Tory campaign battle bus

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Kristian Buus / Greenpeace
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Credit: Kristian Buus / Greenpeace

Climate activist targets Conservative election bus in protest at the government's failure to adopt more ambitious climate policies

A Greenpeace activist climbed on to the top of the Conservative's campaign bus this afternoon and unfurled a banner reading 'Clean Power Not Paddy Power', in protest at both the election date betting scandal...

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