Tory row as law barring import of hunting trophies set to be axed

Wealthy peers' in the party blamed for lobbying against animal welfare measures in case they affect shooting in UK

Conservatives are blaming a handful of very wealthy peers" who make up the shooting and hunting lobby over the news that legislation banning the import of hunting trophies is to be scrapped.

The animals abroad bill contained measures including banning adverts for holidays that include elephant rides. It was to be a flagship bill signalling to the world that post-Brexit Britain was a world leader in animal rights, legislating against animal cruelty abroad. Most significantly, it included a commitment to ban the import of endangered animal parts.