Last night Brian May claimed that foxes are not vermin when he appeared on This Week to criticise government plans to repeal the ban on fox-hunting. The Queen guitarist argued that classing the furry creatures as ‘vermin’ was simply a ploy to justify killing them.
However, vermin or not, Steerpike may have found an unlikely candidate to face off May on the issue. When Mr S caught up with Laurence Fox at the Spectator summer party, the Lewis actor – who used to go hunting in his youth when it was legal – had little time for his namesakes:
‘I love the Countryside Alliance. Anyone who has had chickens loves fox hunting. I mean I had chickens, I don’t like foxes.’
Until the government announce their plans, Fox can at least content himself with another Countryside Alliance scheme. With partridge now on the menu at a number of curry houses in a bid to increase their popularity, Fox is planning to tuck in. ‘I love partridge. They are delicious fried in lemon and butter,’ he mused wistfully at the canapé-free bash.
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