BRADFORD South MP Judith Cummins is the latest Member of Parliament to join the call for the MPs’ pension fund to divest from fossil fuels.

To date 220 current and former MPs have signed the pledge which calls on the Parliamentary Pension Fund to review and phase out investments in fossil fuel companies.

The call follows growing concern about the environmental, social and financial risks posed by climate change. Sir David Attenborough said in December at the UN conference that humanity is facing its greatest threat in thousands of years with climate change.

Mrs Cummins has joined Bradford MPs Naz Shah and Imran Hussain in signing the pledge to Divest Parliament in response to a request by Global Justice Bradford.

She said: "It is important that we take steps towards making a zero-carbon future a reality. That is why I am proud to take action to protect my constituents and future generations by urging the MPs Pension fund to make investments decisions that will help achieve this aim."

Mrs Cummins is the 13th West Yorkshire MP to support the campaign. She recently spoke on trade and answered questions on divestment at the Global Justice Bradford AGM.

Jane Howson from Global Justice Bradford said: "We are delighted Judith has added her name to the fast growing number of MPs across the political spectrum who recognise the urgency of the situation the world is in. We must invest in renewable energy and public transport to enable a ‘just transition’ to a zero carbon economy if we are to avoid a massive increase in deaths and refugees from the effects of climate breakdown."

John Anderson from Friends of the Earth Baildon, who was also at the Global Justice Bradford meeting added: "We have only 12 years, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has reported, to keep the planet’s warming below 1.5 degrees. Judith Cummins is wisely also considering the financial risk to fossil fuel investments. "As the Governer of the Bank of England has warned, these investments risk becoming ‘stranded’ or unuseable. Those who are financially prudent are moving their investments away from coal oil and gas now."