Poole MP Neil Duncan-Jordan is pressing all the right buttons for nature.
Neil Duncan-Jordan MP might just be my new favourite MP
On Wednesday he very kindly invited me into his office in Parliament for a conversation about the work he’s been doing over recent months with the New Hunting Ban group, what he has witnessed first-hand out in the field with North London Hunt Sabs, and why he has chosen to bring forward a Private Member’s Bill as part of the wider effort to finally end hunting with hounds.
We discussed how the Bill is intended to support the overall campaign by applying pressure on the Government and helping to shape what effective, loophole-free legislation should look like, rather than being the legislative vehicle in its own right. The focus is on maintaining momentum and ensuring that the promised reform is delivered in a meaningful way.
It was genuinely encouraging to hear directly from an MP who is taking this issue seriously and using every available parliamentary tool to help bring hunting with hounds to an end for good.
We expect a public consultation on the issue of hunting with hounds to be launched in the coming months and we will, of course, keep you fully updated with how best to respond to it.
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