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Campaigners trying to save a colony of monk parakeets on the Isle of Dogs are celebrating victory after Tower Hamlets Council agreed to stop all culling activity in the borough.

The Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) had instigated a policy to remove the birds from Millwall Park and surrounding streets, claiming their large nests posed a threat to infrastucture.

A rally against the culling of monk parakeets on the Isle of Dogs drew a "disappointing" crowd but organisers are determined to continue their campaign.

Around 35 people attended the rally in Millwall Park last Sunday to try and stop the cull of the birds by the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra).

A protest rally against the culling of monk parakeets is set to take place on the Isle of Dogs with residents declaring they "mean business".

The rally in Millwall Park on September 18 comes as the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) plans to deploy marksmen to shoot the birds.

A few weeks ago a thriving colony of swans was removed from Royal Victoria Docks.
Their presence was deemed as a threat to the aeroplanes landing at London City Airport and their absence was noted sadly by residents.

The swans were removed to another part of the country.

A battle has broken out over the controversial culling of monk parakeets on the Isle of Dogs.

Fourteen adult birds and a number of eggs were removed from Millwall Park last month, prompting Islanders to launch a campaign to stop the cull, claiming they are feathered friends not parrot pests.

The Environment Agency is warning that London would be completely submerged if no flood defences were in place - with Canary Wharf completely under water.

Images were released of a drowned East End as rehearsals for a disaster got underway this week.

Farming minister Jim Fitzpatrick believes that an international agreement in Copenhagen holds the key to combating climate change.

The Poplar and Canning Town MP is part of the Government's drive to engage British farmers in pursuing efficiency savings and carbon reductions.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

At Defra I've been focusing on questions such as "when is a Cornish pasty not a Cornish pasty?"; when is it OK to eat it? And when is it time to discard it? Foods with Protected Name status are given legal protection against imitation throughout the EU, and I've been reminding farmers, producers and consumers that the scheme guarantees the authenticity of regional and traditional foods.

By Jim Fitzpatrick

It was a real pleasure to be in the chamber to support a private member's bill on driving instructors. This is a minor but important change to further improve the protection of vulnerable individuals who are learning to drive from the tiny minority of driving instructors who have been convicted of a sexual or a violent criminal offence.

Poplar and Canning Town MP Jim Fitzpatrick has moved from transport to agriculture.

The former firefighter arrives at DEFRA following the resignation of Jane Kennedy, who left after she was unable to confirm her support for embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown.