Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here A man branded an “eco-hypocrite” by Piers Morgan for his part in a protest calling for action to tackle the climate crisis has hit back at claims he lied about being a brickie.
Joshua Smith has taken part in four of the protests held by Insulate Britain, an offshoot of environmental group Extinction Rebellion campaigning for the UK government to fully insulate all social housing in the country by 2025.
The 28-year-old, who has been described by the group as a brickie from Manchester, was accused of owning a multi-million pound poorly insulated property empire by The Sun on Thursday morning, September 23.
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