Support for Veterans Operation Banner 2025-05-19

2025-05-19

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John Cooper Con
Dumfries and Galloway
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The MP referenced the importance of Operation Banner in Northern Ireland and questioned the Government's stance on supporting veterans compared to providing justice.
Operation Banner defeated the IRA militarily and paved the way for the Good Friday agreement, so why are this Labour Government now pushing two-tier justice, to the obvious detriment of our brave Northern Ireland veterans and to the advantage of Gerry Adams and his Sinn Féin fellow travellers? Where is the justice in that?
This Government are dealing with the woeful shortcomings of the last Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023. As we do so, we will give priority to strengthening the protections that preserve dignity and respect for our veterans who served in Northern Ireland.
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The specifics of how justice is being prioritized were not addressed
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