Labour calls for toughening of Hunting Act and vows to close ‘loophole’

As figures show there have been 438 convictions since 2010, party says it wants to outlaw trail hunting smokescreen'

More than 430 convictions for hunting have been secured since 2010, figures reveal amid calls to strengthen the law before this year's Boxing Day parades.

Labour, which introduced legislation to tackle fox hunting in 2004, has vowed to toughen up the Hunting Act to close a loophole".