Angling and Shooting Say Goodbye to Martin Salter  

Some of the top names in Angling and Shooting turned out this week to thank Labour’s Parliamentary spokesman Martin Salter for his work on behalf of both sports. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the Angling Trust, and the Salmon and Trout Association jointly organised a dinner in the House of Commons in honour of Mr Salter. The guests included wildlife film maker Hugh Miles, angling author and Times columnists Brian Clarke, Fisheries Minister Huw Irranca-Davies and his Conservative Shadow and Newbury MP Richard Benyon and Charles Walker MP (vice chair of the APPG on Angling). Martin Salter said:- “I was really quite touched that so many people went to the trouble of organising what was a really lovely evening for me. Since becoming parliamentary spokesman for Angling and Shooting in 2002, I have done my best to ensure that both sports have had a strong...