THE TUC repeated its demands today for a national plan to remove asbestos from the estimated tens of thousands of public and commercial buildings which still contain the deadly material.

The call, which coincided with a parliamentary debate on the issue, came just days after an inquest found ex-Labour MP Alice Mahon died of an industrial disease linked to asbestos exposure.

The left-wing former member of the Socialist Campaign Group, who represented Halifax between 1987 and 2005, passed away on Christmas Day last year from malignant mesothelioma, Bradford Coroners Court ruled last week.