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"Some of the government’s most prized new animal welfare policies are being put
on pause in what supporters see as a sneaky attempt to ditch the “woke”
measures altogether.
Senior sources in the Conservative party have confirmed to the Guardian that a
series of policies including a ban on trophy hunting imports, stricter
sentences for puppy thieves and a ban on live exports of livestock have been
put on pause after a campaign led by Mark Spencer, the chief whip.
The minister responsible for the policies, Zac Goldsmith, is understood to have
heard the news just before taking off on a flight to Ecuador.
Spencer, who is a farmer, is understood to be less than keen on the
animal-friendly policies touted by Boris Johnson and his influential friends
including his wife, Carrie, and Lord Goldsmith.
Others within the party, in rural constituencies, have privately complained
that the animal welfare policies have been campaigned for by people who live in
cities, and that it has made them unpopular with landowning, shooting donors
and voters.
Many backbenchers hope the next Tory leader is unlikely to continue with the
legislation as it is unpopular with influential figures in the party.
Allies of Johnson have told the Guardian that the policies are “as good as
dead” if the prime minister faces and loses a vote of no confidence."
Via Glyn Moody, who wrote "get this, tory MP campaigning
against increasing
animal welfare; he’s a farmer, of course…what a sick saddo"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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