Chistofersson is a hedge fund manager and a former leader of the Jedforest Hunt in Scotland and the Isle of Wight hunt. How will the poor cops prove mens rea?’. Those taking part in hunts insist they merely follow a legal artificial trail, but some have been accused of flouting the hunting ban. … A hunt leader whose hunting groups have twice been in trouble with authorities paid for Boris Johnson’s helicopter during his leadership campaign. The League Against Cruel Sports has commissioned a YouGov poll which shows the majority of Britons want prison sentences for those caught hunting illegally. Boris Johnson promises more police, as Tory leadership rivals make pitches ahead of party members' vote. The article reproduces a much-quoted opinion piece that current UK prime-minister Boris Johnson published in the right-leaning Spectator magazine back in 2005, not long after the Hunting Act (which banned the hunting of wild animals with hounds) came into force. The comments below have not been moderated. Boris Johnson about his claim that he ‘loved’ fox hunting in a ‘semi-sexual’ way I loved my day with the hunt, and hope they have the courage and organisation to keep going for ever. ‘The Badger Trust calls on the Conservative Party to match this pledge, to show it is also committed to tackling wildlife crime both at home as well as abroad.’, The Badger Trust hopes the Tories will match the pledge made by Labour. Mr Hunt told Laura Kuennsberg, the BBC’s political editor: "I … Prime Minister Boris Johnson once urged fox hunters to break the law and continue killing the animals, noting his ‘semi-sexual’ love for the illegal practice.Â. ‘I urge other parties to stand united against hunting, to pledge to finally stop the barbaric chasing and killing of foxes with packs of hounds that still takes place today, 14 years after the fox hunting ban came into force.’, But Mr Johnson (pictured at the annual CBI conference, today) wants to show the party is on the ‘right side’ of the animal rights debate, a source said. 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