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Welsh government position on shooting confirmed

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has received ministerial confirmation which quashes claims that country sports will be banned in Wales by 2024.  The false information was spread through a series of social media posts in March this year, which made claims that shooting and other country sports would have no future in… Read more »

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Will Diane Abbott succeed in her bid for a frontbench role?
Abbott will stand for shadow Cabinet

By Peter Wozniak Diane Abbott has confirmed her bid to leave the backbenches behind for a shadow Cabinet position. The Hackney MP came last in the leadership race, but will hope that her rise in stature over the campaign will be enough to plant herself on the opposition front bench. Ms Abbott is on the… Read more »

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Douglas Alexander worried about lack of centre-left 'spectacle'
Tax-and-spend troubles Alexander

By Alex Stevenson Labour needs to convince voters it will not automatically raise taxation and increase spending when in power, Douglas Alexander has said. The party’s general election campaign coordinator told a fringe event at Labour’s autumn conference in Manchester that centre-left parties across Europe needed to be “far more effective” in justifying the need… Read more »