Special Forces veterans on Friday night demanded Labour ditch legislation that persecutes troops who served in Northern Ireland, after Al Carns’ resignation.
In his letter to the Prime Minister, the former Armed Forces Minister said the Legacy Bill would ‘fail veterans it claimed to protect’.
Mr Carns’ remarks echoed the Mail’s ‘Stop the SAS Betrayal’ campaign which has fought valiantly to ensure elderly veterans are not hounded to their graves.
Cashing in on a legal aid gravy train, Republican groups in the province are bringing decades-old cases against British troops back to criminal courts and inquests.
They are seeking damages from the UK government,
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