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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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Baroness Scotland’s career appears to have survived the controversy of her hiring an illegal immigrant, but Downing Street has launched a mini-reshuffle anyway. Analysts were expecting her departure to force Gordon Brown into filling in a few remaining posts from the last reshuffle earlier in June. But this morning the prime minister confirmed she would… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Lib Dems have called for tough criminal sanctions against those MPs caught breaking rules on allowances. During a vote at the party conference in Bournemouth, delegates voted for all MPs who “deliberately broke the rules” to be subject to investigation and – where justified – criminal prosecution. “We have an opportunity to… Read more »