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No. 10 blocks beaver plans over ‘Tory legacy’ fears

15 January 2025

2:49 AM

15 January 2025

2:49 AM

Sir Keir Starmer’s army were adamant that theirs would be a ‘serious’ government of ‘grown ups’ – and yet it seems petty politics is back in vogue. It now transpires that No. 10 has blocked plans to bring the beaver back to Britain because officials view it as an, er, ‘Tory legacy’.

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