Tories accuse Sunak of breaking pledge after animal welfare U-turn

Animal welfare groups and Conservative campaigners criticise decision to scrap kept animals billUK politics live - latest updatesRishi Sunak has been accused of breaking his word after dropping the government's animal welfare legislation.The prime minister promised Conservative colleagues during the leadership election that he would bring the kept animals bill, a key plank of the 2019 manifesto, into law. The legislation was to ban live exports of farm animals as well as clamping down on puppy smuggling and dog theft. Continue reading...