Jeremy Corbyn says fox hunting is ‘barbarity’ and pledges to keep it banned

Jeremy Corbyn has branded fox hunting “barbarity” and pledged to keep blood sports banned on animal welfare grounds. Mr Corbyn, who grew up in rural Shropshire, said the first speech he had ever given when at school was at a debate in favour of banning such cruel sports. The Labour leader’s intervention comes after Theresa May says she would give MPs a vote in the House of Commons on whether to scrap the Hunting Act and re-instate the animal killings.

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