The election of a new generation of Conservative MPs opposed to hunting is likely to block attempts to repeal the ban on foxhunting with hounds, according to members of the latest Commons intake. A full vote to legalise the pursuit of wild mammals with dogs is therefore unlikely to be held during this parliament because there is insufficient support, animal rights campaigners maintain. Figures on the parliamentary arithmetic collected by the League Against Cruel Sports are supported by soundings taken by some anti hunting Tory MPs.
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