Liz Truss
This coverage examines Liz Truss’s record and influence on animal welfare and pet-related regulation in the UK—especially her tenure as Environment Secretary (2014–2016) and brief stint as Prime Minister in September–October 2022. Pet Gazette reports on her positions regarding fox hunting, farm welfare codes, and the stalled progress of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, which was backed by leading charities and advocacy groups calling for improvements to pet travel, puppy smuggling prevention, and kept-animal safeguards. Our editorial includes news coverage, policy analysis, interviews, and trade-sector case studies tailored to pet retailers, distributors, veterinary suppliers, and industry bodies tracking political developments that shape regulation, compliance, and commercial ethics across the UK petcare sector.
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Oct- 2022 -24 OctoberGovernment & Legislation
Rishi Sunak to become next PM
Rishi Sunak is set to become the next leader of the Conservative party and the UK prime minister after becoming the sole candidate to surpass the threshold of 100 votes. Penny Mordaunt announced she was withdrawing from the race only minutes before the nominations deadline at 14:00 BST today (24…
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20 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Liz Truss steps down as prime minister
Liz Truss has announced that she is standing as prime minister after a turbulent week for the government, just six weeks after taking up the premiership. The statement of her resignation was made at 13:30pm today (20 October) following a meeting between Truss and Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the…
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Sep- 2022 -8 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Energy bills to be capped at £2,500 a year from October
Prime minister Liz Truss has announced today that energy bills for typical households will be capped at £2,500 annually for their gas and electricity bills from the start of this coming October. The news comes as her first major policy announcement, and according to Sky News, the new price guarantee…
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Jul- 2016 -5 JulyIndustry News
Could Brexit threaten the status of vets and vet nurses?
‘Brexit’ could impact upon the status of vets and vet nurses working within the UK. Almost half of veterinary surgeons registering in the UK qualified from veterinary schools elsewhere in the EU, say statistics provided by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). Following the EU referendum on June 23 2016,…
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