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THE Tories looked as out of touch as ever yesterday after reaffirming their commitment to repeal the Hunting Act despite huge public opposition.
The 2004 Act, which prohibits the hunting of mammals, in particular foxes, with dogs, has long been a bugbear of the Tory right.
David Cameron, a member of the “Chipping Norton Set,” has repeatedly stated his wish that the barbaric practice of hunting and tearing foxes to pieces with dogs should be allowed again.
Once derided by Farage as a ‘fraud,’ Jenrick has defected to Reform, bringing experience and political ruthlessness to the populist right — and raising the unsettling prospect of a Farage-led movement with a seasoned operative pulling the strings, says ANDREW MURRAY
As the labour movement meets to remember the Tolpuddle Martyrs, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of train drivers’ union Aslef, says it’s an appropriate moment to remind the Labour government to listen to the trade unions a little more
