The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff A Conservative MP has apologised after admitting he was too drunk to vote in a key Budget debate. Mark Reckless, the MP for Rochester and Strood, missed a vote in the small hours of Wednesday morning on the planned rise in VAT from 17.5% to 20%. He is understood to have been… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff John Prescott has defended his decision to enter the House of Lords against accusations of hypocrisy. The former deputy prime minister made his opposition to the Lords abundantly clear during his long political career. “I’m against too much flunkery and titles,” he told the Scotsman in 2008. “But Paul [his wife Pauline]… Read more »
