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Sophie Wingate

Starmer should apologise to Iraq veterans ‘harassed through courts’ – Badenoch

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer should apologise to Iraq veterans for his role in reshaping the law governing troops in war zones, Kemi Badenoch has said (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer should apologise to veterans over his role as a barrister in reshaping the law governing troops in war zones, Kemi Badenoch has said.

The Prime Minister worked free of charge in 2007 on a human rights claim that led to fresh inquiries into deaths in Iraq and hundreds of soldiers facing criminal investigations, according to a report by The Telegraph which Downing Street said contained “flagrant inaccuracies”.

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