The Guardian’s environment reporter Helena Horton’s exclusive alleging that Downing Street blocked plans to release wild beavers as officials view it as a “Tory legacy” naturally created a flood of outrage among wildlife lovers. The ‘scoop’ left Natural England executives “furious” that years of “painstaking work” to bring back the beaver had been undone…
Luckily for beaver lovers, Downing Street flat out denied Horton’s story as “categorically untrue.” For those in a flap, the conveniently tucked-away denial at the bottom of the lengthy piece might offer some comfort:
“A government spokesperson said: “This story is categorically untrue. The government is working with Natural England to review options on species reintroduction, including beavers.”
You can hear cries of ‘damn’ coming from Guardian HQ…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”