Jeremy Corbyn backs parliamentary pension divestment campaign

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has become the hundredth MP to call for the £621m parliamentary pension scheme to divest from fossil fuels.

Both Corbyn and his shadow Ccancellor John McDonnell have formally backed the cross-party campaign to remove investments in coal, oil and gas assets from MPs' pensions, campaign co-ordinators 350.o...

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