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Ben Russell, political correspondent. Labour MPs will demand today that Tony Blair force through a
ban on fox hunting after peers provoked a clash with the Commons by giving overwhelming backing to
a compromise allowing hunting with hounds to continue.
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=276378
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Independent Sketch: Bluff and bluster as the Lords try and fail to get to grips with fox hunting
Simon Carr. A review of the debate in Lords with a reminder of how it was instigated by Stephen
Byers.
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=276433
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Independent: Delay on hunting is not an option, peers are warned
Ben Russell, political correspondent. Coverage of the seven-hour debate in Lords, including a
comparison of the vote totals of 2001 to 2002.
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=276373
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Independent: Labour MPs reject compromise with overwhelming vote to ban fox-hunting
MPs voted overwhelmingly for an outright ban on fox hunting last night, rebuffing compromise
proposals backed by Tony Blair. Only 11 Labour MPs voted for the so-called middle way.
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=276015
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Independent: How your MP voted on banning hunting with dogs
List of MPs organised by party and vote.
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=276060
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Independent: Minister denies secret deal for fox-hunting compromise
Ben Russell. The Government is "standing neutral" on the eve of a major debate on the
future of fox hunting, Alun Michael, the Minister for Rural Affairs, insisted last night. He
denied a secret deal had been made to back a compromise "middle way" banning hare
coursing and imposing tough controls on fox hunting.
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=275706
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Independent: Government will force hunting bill through Parliament
Amanda Brown, environment correspondent, PA News. The Government pledges to use the Parliament Act
if the Lords reject the government's Bill, whatever that might be.
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=277007
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Telegraph: Country diary: Watson Bill
RWF Poole. The Bill's issues with the European Convention of Human Rights, including the cost of
direct compensation, estimated at pounds 99-127 million.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/outdoors/main.jhtml?xml=/outdoors/2002/03/02/opool02.xml
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Star Tribune: Outfoxed in Scotland
Dennis Anderson. Discusses the impact of the possible UK hunt bans on the people associated with
hunting. Minnesota, USA.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/533/2102879.html
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Telegraph: Country diary: hunting and the law
RWF Poole interprets the legal jargon of the Scottish ban.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/outdoors/main.jhtml?xml=/outdoors/2002/03/23/odiar23.xml
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Telegraph Country Diary: Hunting and the law
RWF Poole. Explains the conflicts, inconsistencies and loopholes in the bill as passed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/outdoors/main.jhtml?xml=/outdoors/2002/03/23/odiar23.xml&sSheet=....
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The Scotsman: Duke in pledge to save his hunt
Edward Black. More than 200 riders and over a thousand supporters attended the meet of the Duke of
Buccleuch's Hunt at Ettrick Forest. The next meet will be held in the courts.
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=327652002
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