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# Conservative by-election candidate backs Prime Minister’s plan to ban XL Bully dogs after fatal Stonnall attack
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/conservative-by-election-candidate-backs-prime-ministers-plan-to-ban-xl-bully-dogs-after-fatal-stonnall-attack/
- Published: 2023-09-18T06:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-18T05:15:14.000Z
- Description: A by-election candidate says he backs calls for XL Bully dogs to be banned after a fatal attack in Stonnall.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, Stonnall, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:07, News

A by-election candidate says he backs calls for XL Bully dogs to be banned after a fatal attack in Stonnall.

The incident outside a property on Main Street on 14th September led to the death of 52-year-old Ian Price.

Police say the two dogs involved are believed to be the XL Bully breed.

Andrew Cooper, Conservative candidate for the Tamworth constituency – which includes Stonnall – by-election, said he backed the Prime Minister’s proposals to ban such dogs.

He said:

> “It’s awful to hear the tragic news of a fatal dog attack in Stonnall.  
>  
> “My heartfelt condolences go out to the family and the community of Stonnall who must be understandably shaken by this incident.  
>  
> “These dangerous dogs need to be banned and I welcome the Prime Minister’s decisive action.”  
>  
> Andrew Cooper

- *Other candidates confirmed for the by-election next month include Labour’s Sarah Edwards, Sunny Virk for the Lib Dems, Reform UK’s Ian Cooper and independent candidate Richard Kingstone.*