Government shelves foxhunting vote after SNP opposition | UK news | The Guardian

Government shelves foxhunting vote after SNP opposition | UK news | The Guardian: "The government has withdrawn its attempt to relax the UK’s foxhunting ban after the Scottish National party said it would vote against the change.

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Downing Street is expected to revisit the issue in autumn after the proposed introduction of English votes for English laws (Evel) in parliament. This would make clear whether a majority of non-Scottish MPs were in favour of weakening the foxhunting ban.

The vote was meant to be held on Wednesday but the SNP’s decision to break with tradition by voting on an English-only matter meant No 10 was no longer confident it would win.

Labour and dozens of Tory MPs were also opposed to the change, which would have allowed hunters to flush out foxes using a pack of dogs for the purpose of pest control. This is currently allowed in Scotland, but there is a limit of two dogs in England and Wales."



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