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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has committed to contributing £75,000 towards Natural England’s hen harrier recovery work over the next three years, via its Legacy Fund. Three annual payments of £25,000 will aid Natural England’s objectives of winter roost monitoring, support and education around diversionary feeding, and the southern reintroduction of the species. The three-year agreement follows… Read more »
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 »
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A minister has argued that the prime minister’s comments are not to blame for the harassment of Sir Keir Starmer outside parliament on Monday evening. Sir Keir and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy were set upon by a group of protestors outside parliament at around 17:00 last night, and escaped via a police car. Jack… Read more »
Boris Johnson is “not a complete clown”, according to the prime minister’s new director of communications, Guto Harri.
