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he new Animal Sentience Committee will now have to respect cultural traditions, religion, and heritage when scrutinising government policy following a successful amendment, which has been supported by BASC, to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill. A group of 31 MPs proposed an amendment accepted by the government at the report stage of the Animal Welfare (Sentience)… Read more »
Flat-coated retriever Ruger was crowned overall winner of the BASC Gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts 2022. The Best in Show – Gamekeepers’ Ring winner Ruger – or Satinbaze Cracksman For Blacktoft to give him his full name, is owned by Helen Fox and was handled throughout the day and evening by her daughter, Megan. After a… Read more »
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A Muslim MP has revealed her faith was raised as an issue by a government whip when she was sacked as a minister in 2020. According to the Sunday Times, when Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani questioned her dismissal from the Department for Transport, a government whip said her “Muslimness … was making colleagues uncomfortable”. Conservative… Read more »
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reinstated the team that won him the 2019 Conservative party leadership election amid concern of an impending confidence vote. According to a report in The Times, Mr Johnson is now recording the position of every Conservative MP, scrutinising their positions and marking each on their loyalty. Grant Shapps, the current… Read more »
