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BASC was pleased to host the Secretary of State for Defra, Steve Barclay, at the inaugural Northern Gamekeepers’ Conference on Friday 8 March in the historic grounds of the Swinton Estate in Masham, North Yorkshire. The main hall at the Swinton Park Hotel was standing room only as gamekeepers from across the north of England… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »
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Rishi Sunak has today called on Labour not to “stand in the way” of legislation to enable flights to Rwanda to begin after the Supreme Court’s ruling this week. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Rwanda scheme is “unlawful”, prompting Rishi Sunak to change his approach to his government’s flagship deportations scheme. Today,… Read more »
It is “highly unlikely” that the government will deliver on its pledge to build 40 new hospitals, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said it has “extreme concerns” about the “lack of progress” the government’s New Hospitals Programme (NHP) has made. Even though the target number of new hospitals… Read more »