Asbestos protesters off to London
CAMPAIGNERS from across the region are preparing to descend on the Houses of Parliament later this month to protest at a judgment which will deny thousands of workers suffering an asbestos-related condition the right to claim compensation.
The Law Lords ruled last October that pleural plaques, a scarring of the lungs which can be a forerunner of deadly asbestosis and mesothelioma, is not a disease in itself, and therefore sufferers could not get compensation.
But campaigners believe the judgment ignores the anxiety and fear caused by the condition.
On January 29, representatives including trade unions, health groups, and law firms specialising in industrial disease litigation are heading to London to lobby the Government to overturn the decision.
Michael Clapham, MP for Barnsley West and Penistone, is at the forefront of a growing parliamentary campaign calling on the Government to introduce legislation to overturn the controversial legal decision.
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