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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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By politics.co.uk staff Ed Miliband has announced he will stand against his brother to be leader of the Labour party during a speech to the Fabian Society. No other contenders apart from Ed and David Miliband have yet emerged in the race, but John Cruddas, Andy Burnham and Ed Balls are also expected to run…. Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Labour MP and former Treasury minister Stephen Timms has been stabbed during a surgery. The member for East Ham has been taken to hospital after the incident in east London. The assault took place at a regular constituency surgery in the Becton Globe library in Newham. Mr Timms was taken to Newham… Read more »