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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has described the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee inquiry into the Government’s Animals Abroad Bill as a ‘win for conservation’. The EFRA Select Committee’s inquiry announced today (2 July) that they will look at the government’s proposals on so-called ‘trophy hunting’ and whether the… Read more »
More and more couples having humanist weddings in England and Wales are expressing their frustration at the growing waiting times before they can also have a civil marriage and so be married in the eyes of the law. The backlogs in many parts of the country are a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the… Read more »
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By Catherine Stevenson Conservative Dan Byles has been elected as MP to Warwickshire North with a majority of just 54 votes over his Labour counterpart. Mr Byles enjoyed a swing of 7.7% to his party to secure 18,993 votes and narrowly defeat Labour minister Mike O’Brien who had 18,939. Mr O’Brien had been the constituency’s… Read more »
By Aled Thomas Britain’s first female home secretary, Jacqui Smith, has lost her seat. Ms Smith, who was mired in controversy about her expenses and her husband’s claiming for adult films, was well beaten by the Conservative candidate Karen Lumley. A large 9.2% swing saw Ms Lumley beat the former home secretary by nearly 6,000… Read more »
