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Ministry of Defence

Disabled son of a veteran challenges Rishi Sunak to apologise

Beleaguered Rishi Sunak has been invited to apologise to veterans over claims he has turned his back on them. The Prime Minister provoked fury when he left the D-Day anniversary early. In an effort to shore up his reputation took to Twitter…

‘Here’s what Jeremy Corbyn would have been like as Prime Minister’

Henry Griffiths

If there's one question Keir Starmer hates being asked, it's why he ever thought Jeremy Corbyn would make a great Prime Minister.He could answer that it's not easy, being Red; that in politics, like football or an inter-departmental tussle…

MoD accused of letting nuclear veterans ‘go to their graves’ with out justice

Henry Griffiths

The Ministry of Defence has been accused of deliberately stalling moves to win compensation for survivors of Cold War radiation experiments.Lawyers say that, while politicians fight the general election, civil service officials have…

Labour makes contemporary pledge to nuclear heroes

Henry Griffiths

Nuclear veterans have been told they DO have the backing of Keir Starmer, after he failed to make any manifesto promises about ending Britain’s longest-running scandal. The Mirror has learned that early versions of Labour ’s sales pitch…

Tory National Service plan in disarray as minister makes shock admission

Henry Griffiths

The Conservative flagship pledge to bring back National Service is in total disarray after the Defence Secretary suggested the scheme will last less than a month.Rishi Sunak has announced plans to force 18-year-olds to either get experience…

Conservative chair campaigns with Tory filmed serving ‘fun flour’

Henry Griffiths

The Tory chair has been out election campaigning with a Conservative rising star filmed offering “fun flour” to a party guest on a signed David Cameron photo. Richard Holden canvassed with Philip Stephenson-Oliver just months after our…

Meet the navy veterans standing for Labour on the General Election

Henry Griffiths

Keir Starmer has hailed Labour as the party of "national security" as he was flanked by military veterans standing for the party at the General Election. The decorated heroes - with over 100 years of service among them - stood on stage…

Inside UK’s chilling nuclear deterrent as Labour makes nationwide safety vow

Henry Griffiths

Keir Starmer has kicked off the next week of the election campaign with an iron-cast guarantee to secure the UK's nuclear deterrent.The Labour leader has committed to a nuclear deterrent "triple lock" as he seeks to switch the election…

Fax exhibits MoD officers conspired to cover horror experiments on British troops

Henry Griffiths

Ministry of Defence staff conspired to hide Cold War radiation experiments on British troops.A 2001 fax shows civil servants knew hundreds of soldiers, sailors and airmen had blood tests after being deliberately exposed to toxic fallout,…

Water agency co-owned by Tory treasurer by way of offshore belief received contract with HMRC

Henry Griffiths

The Tory Party Treasurer's water company which he co-owns via an offshore trust in the British Virgin Island has won a £1.2m contract with HMRC, the Mirror can reveal. It comes as the Foreign Office plans a crackdown to try to force…

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