Badger cull: Vets accuse ministers of 'barefaced lies'
A campaign group of vets has accused Defra and its ministers of telling "barefaced lies" about the effectiveness of one of its badger culls in England.The group has written to the Chief Vet, Dr Christine Middlemas, asking her to ensure that the department retracts "insupportable claims that its badger cull policy is working".A spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said all statements had been "absolutely correct".Dr Iain McGill, a veterinary surgeon and director of Prion Interest Group, told BBC News that claims by Defra that the badger cull in Somerset and Gloucestershire were working were not supported by scientific evidence."According to Defra's figures, they claim that they calculated that the incidence [of TB in cattle]...