{"id":378938,"date":"2026-09-15T19:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mps-urge-government-to-replace-soldiers-bear-fur-hats-with-fake-alternative\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T19:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:00:32","slug":"mps-urge-government-to-replace-soldiers-bear-fur-hats-with-fake-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mps-urge-government-to-replace-soldiers-bear-fur-hats-with-fake-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs urge Government to replace soldiers\u2019 bear-fur hats with fake alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/w6rsmyYdzbE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"MPs urge Government to replace soldiers\u2019 bear-fur hats with fake alternative\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w6rsmyYdzbE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As Reporter Lewis Denison explains, a cross-party group of MPs has urged the Government to stop using real bear pelts to make the well-known hats worn by soldiers who stand guard outside Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Bearskin caps should be replaced with fake fur to \u201cmeet today\u2019s ethical standards\u201d, the group of 18 MPs and one peer said in a letter to defence minister Luke Pollard.<\/p>\n<p>The parliamentarians, from Labour, the Lib Dems and the Green Party, said the Government\u2019s use of real bearskin sourced from Canada is \u201cimpossible to justify\u201d. #politics @itvnews <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Reporter Lewis Denison explains, a cross-party group of MPs has urged the Government to stop using real bear pelts to make the well-known hats worn by soldiers who stand guard outside Buckingham Palace. 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