Salter Speaks Out Over Bewdley Town Council

PRESS STATEMENT FROM MARTIN SALTER, MP

Martin Salter MP, Labour's Parliamentary Spokesman for Angling has issued the following press statement regarding Bewdley Town Council:

"As the government's angling spokesman I find it very disappointing that a handful of town councillors are seeking to ban anglers from pursuing Britain's most popular participant sport along a public stretch of the river Severn. They appear to have taken against angling in response to objections based on hearsay rather than scientific or factual evidence. I have worked well with the RSPB and other conservation charities in the interests of both bird-lovers and fishermen - there is no need for conflict as both depend upon the existence of a healthy aquatic environment. I fully support the campaign to retain anglers as the eyes and ears of the waterside in Bewdley and elsewhere and would be happy to help in any way I can."