"Everyone here really wants to keep this firm open and save it for the future - it's vital to the local economy, " she told BBC News.

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Not only is it not too late to save for the future, it may be the perfect moment to begin.

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Save it by reforming it for the future, not by hurting current recipients.

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The evidence from West Yorkshire is that if Labour were to save a few mines for the near future, it would be much appreciated.

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