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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent and Jane Clinton

Ministers back free train travel for military to remembrance services after outcry

Poppy wreaths placed during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London last year
Poppy wreaths placed during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London last year. Photograph: Toby Melville/AP

The government has vowed to guarantee free rail travel for military personnel to attend remembrance services this year after facing criticism over moves to scrap the offer.

Proposed plans to stop the free train travel after the government decided the cost would be “too great” had sparked an outcry and calls for a U-turn from the former veterans minister Johnny Mercer and others.

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