HUNT supporters across Taunton Deane and West Somerset were left once again on the edge of their seats after the House of Lords voted for licensed hunts instead of a full ban this week.
It is predicted that MPs and peers will clash over fox-hunting in England and Wales, when the issue returns to the House of Commons in mid-November.
The Commons has already fully backed a ban and could force it through using the Parliament Act.
But Peers ignored that threat as they voted by 322 votes to 72 on Tuesday -- more than four to one.
The compromise was previously suggested by ministers but rejected by MPs in 2003.
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