ABOUT TURN! MoD backs down on troop damages.Byline: JAMES LYONS James Lyons can refer to:
DEFENCE Secretary Bob Ainsworth was yesterday forced into a humiliating hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. U-turn over slashing payouts to wounded soldiers. Mr Ainsworth hurriedly cut short his holiday to announce he was bringing forward a review of the MoD compensation scheme. Veterans had been outraged by a Government bid to claw back extra cash paid to injured Corporal Anthony Duncan and Royal Marine Matthew McWilliams. Corporal Duncan's dad Andy said: "What gets me is that the pen-pusherin London are counting numbers while my son is out dodging bullets in Afghanistan." FULL STORY: PAGES 8&9 CAPTION(S): BRAVE Wounded Corporal Duncan |
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