PM ‘recognises pain’ of coal mine closure s, Number 10 insists as comment condemned

Boris Johnson recognises the "huge impact and pain" caused by coal mines shutting, Downing Street said as aides attempted to limit the damage caused by his comments about Thatcher-era pit closures. View email online

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