Miners’ Strike Campaigners Fight £4.2bn Raid on Pension Funds with No Government Action in Sight
London, UK – Former miners in the UK are facing dire financial circumstances as campaigners reveal that billions of pounds have been extracted from their pension funds by the government. On the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strikes, the National Mineworkers Pension Campaign condemns the government’s withdrawal of £4.2 billion from the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, leaving many ex-miners in poverty. The campaign alleges that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson deceived the public in 2019 by …