Senior Labour figures act on reports that Theresa May will announce plans to permanently drop manifesto commitmentMichael Gove is facing demands from Labour to explain whether the government has abandoned a Conservative general election manifesto pledge to give MPs a free vote on whether to overturn the foxhunting ban.
It follows reports that Theresa May will announce in early 2018 plans to permanently drop the commitment to a House of Commons vote, in a traipse that would risk infuriating rural Tories.
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Source: guardian.co.uk