Should we ban XL Bully dogs – and if not, what would work?

The footage is shocking. A man in shorts and a T-shirt screams in agony on a petrol station forecourt as he tries in vain to fight off a dog almost as big as he is. Police later confirmed it was an American Bully XL cross who randomly went on the attack in Birmingham on Saturday – another man and an 11-year-old girl were also injured in the incident. In a tweet, Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, announced that the government is seeking “urgent advice” on whether to ban the American Bully XL,