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Nick Herbert
@nickherbertcbe
Member @UKHouseofLords Chair @CollegeofPolice @CAupdates @GlobalTBCaucus @Equality_Caucus Trustee @natoperastudio Motoring Correspondent @TheFieldmag
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    Nick Herbert
    @nickherbertcbe
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    The Government is opening a Pandora’s box with their proposed trail hunting ban and if they have any sense they will close it. An extract from my speech to the Future for Hunting rally outside DEFRA yesterday. Full speech on my website nickherbert.com. The
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    James Heale
    @JAHeale
    Jun 17
    Replying to @JAHeale
    Lord Herbert quotes Chesterton: “Smile at us, pay us, pass us; but do not quite forget; for we are the people of England, that never have spoken yet.”
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    Future Countryside
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    Jun 2
    Future Countryside is opening now with warm welcomes to all delegates from co-Chairs Julian Glover and @nickherbertcbe. Lord Herbert is challenging the rural sector, while enjoying the conversations of the day, to look for the things that we can do together.
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    Countryside Alliance
    @CAupdates
    May 20
    🔥“The job of government is surely to improve people’s lives, not to behave like new puritans telling everyone what they can and cannot do”… @nickherbertcbe delivered a powerful speech in the House of Lords focusing on the government’s ongoing assault on rural communities ⬇️
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    Nick Herbert
    @nickherbertcbe
    May 19
    Immense damage to horse racing has already been done by affordability checks. There has been no proper evaluation of the pilots and it appears that they will be green-lighted by @GamRegGB with no Parliamentary debate or scrutiny.   The checks are directly contrary to the
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    Nick Herbert
    @nickherbertcbe
    May 19
    The job of government is to improve people’s lives, not to behave like new puritans telling everyone what they can and cannot do — my speech in the @UKHouseofLords on the assault on rural communities
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    Nick Herbert
    @nickherbertcbe
    May 13
    Listen to/watch my interview ahead of our @GlobalTBCaucus Anglophone Africa Health and Finance Committee Chair Meeting in Cape Town this week (starts at 49:07) #EndTB
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    Channel Africa
    @channelafrica1
    May 13
    [ON AIR] @peterndoro speaks to @nickherbertcbe, @UKParliament MP and Co-Founder of the Global TB Caucus, about the high-level health meeting taking place in Cape Town from 13–15 May. Senior parliamentarians, ministers and global health leaders are gathering to tackle urgent
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    Nick Herbert
    @nickherbertcbe
    Apr 20
    This @RacingPost report highlights concerns raised by @didoharding, me and others in the @UKHouseofLords last week — once again we see the risk of an unintended but detrimental impact on racing (and other sporting activities) as a result of well-meaning regulation, as
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    Racing Post
    @RacingPost
    Apr 20
    New legislation covering healthcare provision at sporting events could threaten British racing's ability to maintain doctor-led care, the government has been warned racingpost.com/news/britain/g…
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    Nick Herbert
    @nickherbertcbe
    Apr 14
    Well well ….
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    British Horseracing Authority
    @BHAHorseracing
    Apr 13
    A notable intervention from @jranoyes who previously advocated for the introduction of affordability checks but now supports the BHA's calls to pause the implementation of this policy given changes in market conditions and concerns around the impact that the policy will have on
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    Future Countryside
    @_FutureCountry
    Apr 10
    We are delighted that FC26 will be held @RabyCastle. "Holding the event at Raby Castle symbolises both tradition and renewal, and we are proud to be convening voices from every part of the rural sector in such a historic setting.” - @nickherbertcbe, Chair of Future Countryside.
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    Nick Herbert
    @nickherbertcbe
    Apr 7
    I’m pleased to have signed this @BHAHorseracing letter to the @DCMS Secretary. Affordability checks are a blunt tool to tackle problem gambling and racing is the wrong target — all they’ve done is to drive legitimate punters onto the black market and cause serious damage to the
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    British Horseracing Authority
    @BHAHorseracing
    Apr 7
    British racing has today sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for @DCMS, Lisa Nandy MP, calling on her to pause the introduction of affordability checks on having a flutter. #BackBritishRacing #SaveOurBets
    British racing has today sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP, calling on her to pause the introduction of affordability checks on having a flutter.
    British racing has today sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP, calling on her to pause the introduction of affordability checks on having a flutter.
    British racing has today sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP, calling on her to pause the introduction of affordability checks on having a flutter.
    British racing has today sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP, calling on her to pause the introduction of affordability checks on having a flutter.
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    SimonNott
    @SimonNott
    Apr 4
    Shove this up your anti-horseracing opinions. Sadly I'm not there but @alexmoland Armaloft is and sent this from @NewtonAbbotRace this afternoon. Brilliant to see.
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    Future Countryside
    @_FutureCountry
    Apr 3
    Future Countryside 2026 will focus on the question: “How can we win support for a growing and recovering countryside?” We invite you to find out more on our LinkedIn ⬇️ linkedin.com/company/future…
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