LIVE UPDATES: Crowds gather in Leeds city centre for huge climate change rally

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Millennium Square on Saturday "to send a message to the world’s politicians gathered in Glasgow for the United Nations COP26 summit".

The COP26 Coalition is a global coalition of civil society groups, organised in Glasgow by TUC Scotland and Friends of the Earth Scotland.

The West Yorkshire hub has members from every West Yorkshire District, from Trade Unions and Trades Councils, the Friends of the Earth Network, XR groups, Our Future Leeds, Just Transition Wakefield and more.

On November 6, the group will gather at noon to "demand action from global leaders" to "ensure that people and the planet are protected".

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