Activists pour paint and light flares outside Michael Gove's office

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BREAKING: Activists from Extinction Rebellion have targeted Michael Gove’s office in fury over plans for a new coal mine.

They’ve also poured black paint on nearby walls and across the ground outside the building.

The group tweeted: ‘In the middle of the climate and ecological emergency, this will be the UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years.’The site will create around 500 new jobs in the wider region and produce 2.8m tonnes of coking coal a year, which will largely be used for steelmaking.Marijn Van Der Greer of Extinction Rebellion UK, said: ‘Extinction Rebellion wants a citizen-led transition away from fossil fuels via a Citizens’ Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice.

‘Providing unstable jobs in the coal sector during a climate crisis in a region where there are limited economic opportunities is not justice. ‘Opening a coal mine in a region that is already disproportionately affected by the climate crisis with floods increasing and unprecedented rainfall is complete madness.’

 

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