Keir Starmer's promise to protect British national treasure on brink of 'extinction level event' slammed as 'not good enough' by Labour MPs

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Sir Keir Starmer's promise to protect the rare Dartmoor pony who is said to be on the brink of an "extinction level event" has been slammed as "not good enough" by Labour MPs.The outgoing Prime Minister made assurances two weeks ago he "would not allow" the culling of the semi-wild ponies in Devon, however, since then there has been no further progress made on saving the animals.

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Natural England (NE), a Government quango responsible for nature conservation, has set up a scheme which aims to reduce the number of animals in Dartmoor by up to 89 per cent, with the ponies included in the figures for the first time.

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The proposal is to reduce overgrazing on the national park in Devon.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say On June 16, two days before the Makerfield by-election, Sir Keir said he would block NE from culling the Dartmoor ponies, but since then, there has been silence on the matter.The lack of movement from the Prime Minister was predicted by Facts4EU's Chairman, who said at the...

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