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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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Incumbent London mayor Ken Livingstone has developed a slim lead in the polls before Thursday’s vote, a politics.co.uk poll suggests. Thirty-seven per cent of respondents said they planned to vote for the Labour candidate as their choice to be mayor of London, compared to 34 per cent for Conservative challenger Boris Johnson. Mr Livingstone has… Read more »
Gordon Brown is beginning four days of campaigning ahead of Thursday’s local elections, in an effort to reverse the political momentum against him. The prime minister was forced into embarrassing concessions to Labour rebels over income tax changes last week, prompting Blairite Lord Levy to voice his concerns over the weekend. An ICM/Telegraph poll published… Read more »
