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Campaigners demand Miliband dump Drax on Valentine's Day
POLLUTION WARNING: An Axe Drax protest held in Leeds Pic: Neil Terry Photography

ACTIVISTS urged Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to ditch Drax power station on Valentine’s Day today after the government pledged to keep funding Britain’s biggest carbon emitter.

Campaigners dressed in pink and red gathered outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in London to protest against the decision.

Demonstrations also took place in Leeds, Tyneside and Nottingham.

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