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The Special Air Service Regimental Association has taken the extraordinary step of threatening legal action against the Government over its Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, as former Brexit Secretary Sir David Davis revealed in the House of Commons yesterday that the legislation is already causing serious damage to Britain’s elite forces.
Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir David warned that nine four-star generals have declared the bill is “doing harm to the British Army,” with the “most acute damage being felt by the Special Air Service,” affecting “their recruitment, their retention, their morale and their operational effectiveness.”
The SAS Regimental Association has sent a “letter before action” to Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn, a move Sir David described as unprecedented in British military history. He pleaded with the Prime Minister to intervene personally, stating it was now “a matter of national honour” to prevent elderly veterans from being subjected to grueling legal processes for actions “which most people would consider heroic.”
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The Special Air Service Regimental Association has taken the extraordinary step of threatening legal action against the Government over its Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, as former Brexit Secretary Sir David Davis revealed in the House of Commons yesterday that the legislation is already causing serious damage to Britain’s elite forces.
Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir David warned that nine four-star generals have declared the bill is “doing harm to the British Army,” with the “most acute damage being felt by the Special Air Service,” affecting “their recruitment, their retention, their morale and their operational effectiveness.”
The SAS Regimental Association has sent a “letter before action” to Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn, a move Sir David described as unprecedented in British military history. He pleaded with the Prime Minister to intervene personally, stating it was now “a matter of national honour” to prevent elderly veterans from being subjected to grueling legal processes for actions “which most people would consider heroic.”
SAS Takes Unprecedented Legal Action Against Government Over Troubles Bill
Sir Davdi Davis MP makes a called on the Prime Minister to involve himself personally
www.justiceforveterans.uk
