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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Dalton

Call for Boris Johnson to retract ‘false’ claim that MoD tested new fake-fur bearskins

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Boris Johnson is facing calls to retract an “inaccurate and disparaging” claim about a new type of fake fur that could replace real bear skins as military caps.

In rejecting an offer to substitute real bear fur with fake, the prime minister is likely to be in conflict with his wife, Carrie, an animal-welfare supporter and opponent of hunting.

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