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BASC given permission to bring judicial review of Defra decision

  The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »

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Slashing 91,000 civil service jobs ‘perfectly reasonable’ says Rees-Mogg

The Brexit opportunities and efficiency minister has said that axing 91,000 civil servants is “perfectly reasonable”. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the MP for North Somerset, told Sky News that Whitehall had “taken on extra people for specific tasks… but now we’re trying to get back to normal”. He said cuts would be made from arms-length bodies and… Read more »

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No 10 rejects Rees-Mogg's claims some Covid rules were 'inhumane'
No 10 rejects Rees-Mogg’s claims some Covid rules were ‘inhumane’

A No 10 spokesperson has denied Brexit opportunities minister Jacob Rees-Mogg’s recent claims that elements of the Covid restrictions were “inhumane”. “I think at all times the government took action to save both lives and livelihoods and that was always a balanced judgement that sought to be informed by the latest evidence we had,” he… Read more »