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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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Boris Johnson under fire for ‘overpromising’ on Covid booster jabs

Boris Johnson has come under fire in the House of Commons over his approach to tackling the Omicron variant. The shadow home secretary Wes Streeting says “the prime minister is now famous for overpromising and under-delivering”, in reference to his TV address to the nation last night. The PM inaccurately suggested every adult would “have… Read more »

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Johnson and Hoyle clash in tense PMQs

Boris Johnson clashed with the Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, in an ill-tempered Prime Minister’s Questions. The prime minister received a stern telling off from the Speaker on more than one occasion, for trying to question Starmer over his involvement with Mishcon de Raya. After failing to listen to Sir Lindsay’s first warnings, the speaker became irate,… Read more »