Rishi Sunak Defends Grouse Shooting After Calls for It to Be Banned

Rishi Sunak defends grouse shooting after calls for it to be banned

Richmond and Northallerton MP Rishi Sunak has spoken out in defence of grouse shooting amid calls for the sport to be banned.

Ten years after Cecil: Celebrities, conservationists and MPs renew calls to ban trophy imports at Parliament rally

Ten years to the day since the shocking shooting of Cecil the Lion a powerful coalition of conservationists, politicians and celebrities gathered in Parliament to demand the UK government finally ban the import of hunting trophies.

Pro-grouse shooting Labour MP Sam Rushworth received £10,000 donation from local grouse moor gamekeeper group

Perhaps the most surprising pro-grouse shooting voice at Monday’s Westminster Hall debate on driven grouse shooting was Sam Rushworth, the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland. Wild Justice described Rushworth’s arguments in the debate as being ‘less coherent’ than his Labour colleague’s (Olivia Blake MP): ‘Mr Rushton’s arguments were less coherent, stating firmly his dedication to animal welfare and his stance against fox hunting, whilst also defendi…

Grouse Shooting Triumphs as Packham’s Extremist Campaign Crumbles COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE

BY ALEXIA JAMES Oh, what a glorious day for rural Britain! A few days ago, in the hallowed halls of Westminster, the campaign to ban driven grouse shooting was left in tatters—and we can’t help but spare a thought for poor Chris Packham (who showed up looking like a darts player) and his sidekick the propagandist Ruth Tingay who must have found the whole affair utterly excruciating. There they sat alongside the tank-chasers Leigh Day looking lik…

Debate on grouse shooting 1 – Mark Avery

The future of driven grouse shooting was debated on Monday afternoon and there is plenty to say about that debate but I’ll give myself some time to think about it and let the dust settle. I’ll return to the subject, in some detail, on Monday and later next week. Meanwhile, if you didn’t watch the debate live (I did), here is the transcript.

Rishi Sunak backs grouse shooting during Westminster debate - Hambleton Today

Richmond and Northallerton MP Rishi Sunak has spoken out in defence of grouse shooting amid calls for the sport to be banned. The former Prime Minister took part in a debate in Westminster triggered by a petition of more than 100,000 signatures, which was handed in by campaign group Wild Justice. The group, headed by TV naturalist and animal rights campaigner Chris Packham, called for a ban on driven grouse shooting. But in the debate, Mr Sunak …