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SUPPORT for Jeremy Corbyn’s petition calling for an immediate recall of Parliament soared past the 100,000 mark yesterday amid a clamour for action over the steel crisis.
The Labour leader launched the official online petition after Tata Steel announced its plan to flog off its British operations on Wednesday.
In less than 24 hours it smashed through the threshold needed to trigger a debate in Parliament.
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