April 2004 News and Media Hunting Bills

Peter Oborne explains why and how the PM is likely to try again to ban hunting, in a possible election year, in an attempt to reconnect with his almost disenfranchised Labour MPs.

• Guardian: Anti-hunt MPs claim legal high ground in campaign - Nicholas Watt, political correspondent, reports on the legal battle between 2004 Cherie Blair\\'s Matrix and the Countryside Alliance about the applicability 2004 of the European Convention on Human Rights to hunting.
• The Spectator: The last act of a desperate Prime Minister — to bring back the Hunting Bill - Peter Oborne explains why and how the PM 2004 is likely april to try again to ban hunting, 2004 in a possible election april year, in an attempt 2004 to reconnect with his almost disenfranchised april Labour MPs.
• The Observer: MPs dig in for ban on hunting - Gaby Hinsliff, chief political correspondent. Labour backbenchers will news and media mount a major push for a ban on news and media hunting with support from a carrot-dangling Government.
• WalesOnline: Hunting not a major issue, says Michael - Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael has risked the 2004 wrath of his party by insisting the future 2004 of hunting is not a major issue for 2004 the public.
• Telegraph: Blair Pressed To Ban Hunting Before Summer - Andrew Sparrow, political correspondent. Sources close to Downing news and media Street and Defra hint that Mr Blair is news and media planning to deal with hunting after the European news and media and local elections, but before the summer recess.
• Mirror: Fox Hunting Bill by June - Oonagh Blackman, deputy political editor. A senior Cabinet april source claims april the Bill will be in the april Commons before June to april help with the coming april elections.

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