Farmers are angry about the cancellation of a proposed badger cull in Derbyshire days before it was due to go ahead. The Government has given the green light to culls in 11 other new areas.
A cull has never been cancelled so close to the time it was due to go ahead. The decision was taken by Defra secretary of state Theresa Villiers on the grounds that badgers are being vaccinated against bovine TB in Derbyshire.
However, some see the hand of Boris Johnson's partner, Carrie Symonds, in the decision. Dominic Dyer, the chief executive of the Badger Trust, met her in Downing Street last month. She has helped him carry a banner when out campaigning against the cull. Mr Dyer wrote to Boris Johnson about the cull and three days later it was called off.
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