Labour says it would stop Cumbria coalmine from opening

Ed Miliband vows party will seek to prevent climate-destroying' plan and if elected would deliver green jobs

Labour would stop the new coalmine in Cumbria from going ahead if elected, and will seek to prevent it progressing before then, the party has said.

Ed Miliband, the shadow climate change secretary, said: A Labour government will leave no stone unturned in seeking to prevent the opening of this climate-destroying coalmine, and instead ensure we deliver the green jobs that people in Cumbria deserve."