I inadvertently misled parliament over a British nuclear scandal. Now I’m calling for justice | Tobias Ellwood
Thousands of service personnel took part in dangerous cold war-era nuclear tests. The government owes them the truth – and compensationIn December 2018, as defence minister, I inadvertently misled parliament. Asked whether blood samples had been taken from service personnel for radiological monitoring during the nuclear bomb tests, I relayed the line provided to me by the Ministry of Defence: it was “unable to locate any information” suggesting blood samples had been taken for radiological monitoring at the tests.I now…
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