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Old 17-05-2017, 08:36 PM #140
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I recall reading in 2004 that the vote to ban foxhunting had only 12 Labour MPs voting against and we'll over 300 supporting the ban.
The Cons had under 200 MPs at that time whereby only 6 supported the banning of foxhunting with 115 of Con MPs voting against banning it.
The vote being something like 320 for the ban and 145 against,of which 115 of those 145 being said Con MPs.

The Lords were obstructive and then speaker Michael Martin allowed the parliament act to get this made into law.

The Cons were against all through.

Now consider,under 200 Con MPs with 115 voting to keep foxhunting legal then.
Imagine likely nearer 400 of them after this election.

That does not bode well for the Fox at all and shows the Cons have always been the ones the most against making foxhunting illegal and the ones who have been and are,the ones who want it legalised again.
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