国际英语资讯:British PM to drop pledge to bring back foxhunting in rural England: report
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 24-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="pledge">pledge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foxhunting">foxhunting</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bombshell">bombshell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 250,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 26 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hunts">hunts</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pastures">pastures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huntsmen">huntsmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="huntswomen">huntswomen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="packs">packs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="foxes">foxes</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>, <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reversed">reversed</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>, <span word="May">May</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebrand">rebrand</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="caring">caring</span>" <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="infuriate">infuriate</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="announces">announces</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="backlash">backlash</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="against">against</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> 67 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="foxhunting">foxhunting</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restoration">restoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foxhunting">foxhunting</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2004 <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="hunts">hunts</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="trails">trails</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>.</p>
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