Minister vows to speed up redress payments for LGBT veterans

LGBT people in the military were abused, assaulted and dishonourably discharged without pay (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) - (PA Archive)

A minister has promised to speed up efforts to give financial redress to LGBT veterans who faced mistreatment in the armed forces.

The £75 million redress scheme was set up in December, offering payments of up to £70,000 to veterans to “acknowledge the historic wrongs they experienced in the armed forces”.