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Activists challenge MPs who take oil money out of politics
Activists unfurl a banner bearing the words ‘Stop polluting politics’ from Westminster Bridge, April 15, 2024
[Andrea Domeniconi / Stop Polluting Politics]
CLIMATE campaigners unfurled a huge banner bearing the words “stop polluting politics” from Westminster Bridge today.
The stunt, which took place as MPs returned to Parliament after Easter, was part of a new campaign to end the fossil fuel lobby’s influence on British politics.
Stop Polluting Politics challenges MPs to reject donations from high-polluting industries, arguing that fossil fuel lobbying is leading politicians to abandon climate policies.
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