London, December 26: Labour will today launch a hard-hitting campaign against David Cameron’s proposal to repeal the ban on hunting with dogs.
The move will be seen as an extension of its “class war” against the Conservatives. Ministers will point to Mr Cameron’s record of supporting fox-hunting and condemn his proposal to give MPs the chance to overturn the Hunting Act if he becomes Prime Minister.
Writing in The Independent today, the Environment Secretary Hilary Benn says: “Quite why this is something that would be a priority for a Tory government, instead of the economy or tackling other concerns, is hard to explain to the public and [the Conservatives] have failed to do so.”
Last night, Mr Benn explained: “David Cameron used to hunt foxes. He talked about fox-hunting in his first speech to Parliament, and he has said that if he becomes Prime Minister he will get rid of the fox-hunting ban.
–Agencies