Chris Bryant
A new training programme for Firearms Enquiry Officers (FEOs) which BASC helped to develop was launched at a meeting of the College of Policing this week. As a key stakeholder, BASC was invited to attend the launch alongside representatives from 41 of the UK’s police forces’ firearms licensing departments and other shooting organisations. BASC played… Read more »
Two Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in the north of England have committed to working with BASC to improve firearms licensing in their areas. Martin Parker, BASC’s head of firearms, travelled to meet Jonathan Evison, the re-elected PCC for Humberside, and Dan Price, the new PCC for Cheshire. At both meetings, firearms licensing was discussed… Read more »
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Following news the resigning prime minister Boris Johnson will remain in office until September, Labour have tabled a motion of no confidence today to speed up the process. In an unprecedented move, Number 10 rejected the motion, causing Labour’s Thangam Debbonaire to raise a point of order regarding this “outrageous breach of convention”. Deputy Speaker… Read more »
Prime minister Boris Johnson has been grilled in liaison committee this afternoon. Standards committee chair Chris Bryant pushed Johnson particularly hard on the fallout from Chris Pincher. Bryant went on to tell the PM “you’re not going to learn any lessons and you’re not going to change”.
