Article: Hunting act is bad law and should be repealed - Hague

Top Tory William Hague has stepped up the charge against the Hunting Act, insisting it is a "bad law" which should be repealed.

The shadow foreign secretary branded the ban on hunting with dogs "deeply prejudiced" and "ridiculously unworkable". In a direct statement of intent for a Conservative administration, he said: "This is a bad law and bad laws should be repealed, not ignored."

The comments, from the man dubbed deputy Tory leader in all but name, appear to go further than the previous party policy to offer time for a free vote.

In April, aides to David Cameron were at pains to insist the policy had not changed and an incoming Conservative government would only make time for the issue ...

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