Revived bid to ban trophy hunting imports moves closer to becoming law
A proposed ban on trophy hunting imports has moved closer to becoming law, amid claims the reform risks being “racist” and a “step towards neo-colonialism”.
MPs voted 49 to zero, majority 49, to approve the revived Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill at second reading on Friday.
The Bill, sponsored by Labour former minister John Spellar and supported by the Government, would ban the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern into Great Britain.
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