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Royal Mail rows back on knife ban

Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »

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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Welcome to politics.co.uk’s As-It-Happens page. Here, you can keep up to date on speeches, debates and major political events in real time. Just hit refresh on your browser to see the latest development. This event is now over but you can see how it happened below. 09:30 – Prime minister’s questions is back today for… Read more »

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Labour must 'reform or die'
Labour must ‘reform or die’

Labour is being told to reform or die after a survey was released showing most Tory MPs expect to see its links with the unions destroyed in the first term of a Conservative government. The survey, carried out by democratisation thinktank Unlock Democracy on behalf of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust showed 84 per cent… Read more »