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Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

Police and animal rights activists say the practice is frequently used as a ‘smokescreen’ for illegal foxhunting

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26

Labour could tighten shotgun rules in move stoking farmer row

Countryside Alliance claims ‘draconian and unreasonable’ proposals will create ‘a whole new political challenge’ for Labour

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

Pressure mounts over Boxing Day hunts as ministers accused of ‘unjustified’ law change

The Labour government’s plans came under the spotlight as Boxing Day hunts met on Thursday

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024

UK gun lobby accused of helping to ‘skew’ consultation on tightening laws

BASC and Countryside Alliance advising supporters how to answer consultation launched after Plymouth mass killings

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023

UK shooting lobby to fight demands to tighten shotgun ownership rules

Powerful pro-gun groups plan to lobby ministers as calls mount to raise ownership barriers after Plymouth killings

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

Lawmakers appeal ruling on legality of impeaching Philly DA

Republican state lawmakers are filing an appeal that seeks to overturn a lower court’s decision on whether articles of impeachment filed November 2022 against a progressive Philadelphia prosecutor met legal standards

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Philly prosecutor sues to stop lawmakers from removing him

Philadelphia’s elected prosecutor is asking a state court to halt a Republican-led effort to remove him from office

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

Is possible impeachment of Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner a political power grab or a lawful check on policies?

On Tuesday, just weeks after Pennsylvania voters took control of the state House of Representatives away from Republicans for the first time in more than a decade, Speaker Bryan Cutler took to the main hallway of the Capitol and defiantly defended one of his leadership team's most controversial decisions: the…

Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022