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Firearms licensing failures impeding shooting sector

The failure of firearms licensing departments to prioritise resources is having a significant impact on participation in shooting sports and on the gun trade in England and Wales. Dozens of firearms licensing departments across the two countries are beset with significant delays and backlogs. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the UK’s largest… Read more »

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Thousands get to learn ‘moor’ at UK’s largest annual upland education event

The shooting community and local gamekeepers successfully delivered Let’s Learn Moor 2022, showcasing the benefits of sustainable grouse moor management alongside key partner organisations. Three thousand children from schools across the North of England have had a chance to ‘rescue’ their teachers with the help of mountain rescue teams, solve rural crimes with the police and… Read more »

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The three men have had the whip suspended
Labour suspends whip from trial MPs

by politics.co.uk staff The three Labour MPs set to go on trial for allegedly fiddling their expenses have had the whip suspended. David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine will no longer receive instructions from the party’s whips telling them how to vote, meaning they are effectively barred from the party. But the decision to… Read more »

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Cameron attacks ‘humiliating’ whip withdrawal

By Alex Stevenson David Cameron has used Gordon Brown’s handling of the expenses scandal to launch a personal attack on the prime minister. He attacked the government’s “literally pointless” obsession with the 24-hour news cycle and said it was impossible to achieve anything “meaningful” when politicians It follows the announcement on Friday that three Labour… Read more »