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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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