These were the scenes yesterday as Jeremy Corbyn visited protesters near the Preston New Road fracking site

Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn met protesters yesterday who have been a near-constant presence near the Cuadrilla drilling rig since the company was given the go-ahead to start fracking in October 2016.
Mr Corbyn said urgent action was needed to tackle the climate change emergency, including an immediate ban on fracking.Mr Corbyn said urgent action was needed to tackle the climate change emergency, including an immediate ban on fracking.
Mr Corbyn said urgent action was needed to tackle the climate change emergency, including an immediate ban on fracking.

These were the scenes at the Preston New Road site, where Mr Corbyn called for an immediate ban on fracking.

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