Robbie Douglas-Miller, who was made a baron last week, had complained about impact on salmon stocks

Downing Street is facing calls to explain why it has appointed a wealthy, unelected shooting enthusiast as its animal welfare minister after it emerged he has backed the culling of seals and wild birds.

Robbie Douglas-Miller, who was last week given a peerage to allow him to become minister in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), owns a grouse moor in Scotland and has argued for the relaxation of rules on shooting wild birds that prey on salmon.

He is also on the board of a fishery which applied to obtain a licence to kill seals in 2021; last year he gained a licence to kill wild cormorants and sawbill ducks.

  • FatLegTed
    5·
    11 months ago

    Bastards are following a scorched earth policy. All designed to make the next Government look like shit and take the blame for the difficult rebuild/reset.

    These fuckers should never be allowed anywhere near government/public service again.

    Strip them of titles, honours, assets and finances. Put them to work sweeping streets and litter picking roadsides.