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Hunting vote delayed after SNP U-turn Hunting vote delayed after SNP U-turn
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A vote on relaxing the Hunting Act on Wednesday has been postponed after the SNP said it would oppose the changes. A vote on relaxing the Hunting Act planned for Wednesday has been postponed after the SNP said it would oppose the changes.
The party had previously said fox hunting was the kind of issue it was unlikely to vote on. New restrictions on Scottish MPs' voting rights on non-Scottish issues could now be introduced first.
But its change of heart meant the plans, which apply to England and Wales only, would be unlikely to get through the House of Commons. The Hunting Act changes apply to England and Wales only - something the SNP had said it would not vote on.
Changes restricting Scottish MPs' voting rights on non-Scottish issues could now be introduced first. Nicola Sturgeon's change of heart meant David Cameron's hunting law plan would not get through the Commons.
BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith said the change to voting rights could "change everything" and "tip the balance back in favour of David Cameron and changing the rules on fox hunting". A Downing Street source said: "This happened because Nicola Sturgeon has done a 180-degree U-turn.
"Her actions speak for themselves. That's why we are in the position we are in."
But Ms Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader suggested the prime minister's slender majority was behind the move.
Earlier she had explained her party's decision to take part in the vote, saying there had been "overwhelming demand" from people in England.
Another reason, she said, was because David Cameron was making Scottish MPs "second-class citizens" in the House of Commons.
The government plans to change Commons rules to allow English, or English and Welsh, MPs a "decisive say" on legislation only applying there.The government plans to change Commons rules to allow English, or English and Welsh, MPs a "decisive say" on legislation only applying there.
The government's decision to reschedule the vote came as anti-hunting protesters gathered at the Houses of Parliament to protest against changing the law.
The changes would have brought the Hunting Act in line with Scotland, where an unlimited number of dogs can be used to "flush out" a fox to be shot, compared to just two in England and Wales.
But the 56 SNP MPs, plus Labour and some Conservative MPs opposed to hunting, meant the government's change stood little chance of being approved in Wednesday's free vote.
The SNP says it will now consider tightening the law in Scotland to match England and Wales.
Maria Eagle, Labour's shadow environment secretary, said: "David Cameron is now running scared because he knew he was going to lose the vote on fox-hunting."