Andy Davey

The sports minister has said that parliament has “better things to be concerned with” than holding a vote on repealing the Hunting Act.

Tracey Crouch said fox hunting is a “pursuit from the past” that should be “consigned to history”, despite a government pledge for a free vote on the issue.

With Boxing Day hunts taking place, a new poll suggests that more than 80% of the public oppose legalising hunting with dogs again.

rest of article at Sky News