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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helena Horton

Green MP: Labour caricatures working-class people over greyhound racing

Hannah Spencer with two greyhounds
Hannah Spencer keeps rescue greyhounds and campaigned to close down a racetrack in Manchester. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Labour is “offensively caricaturing” working-class people by saying they do not want a greyhound racing ban in England, the Green party MP Hannah Spencer has said.

The sport has traditionally been associated with working-class culture and has historically been popular in so-called red wall areas, which Labour insiders suggest is part of the reason why there are no plans for England to follow bans announced last month in Scotland and Wales.

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