Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer slams Government plans to ban prosecutions of ex-soldiers who served during Northern Ireland Troubles Sacked Johnny Mercer said Government’s plan would ‘cut off pathway to justice’ Queen’s speech expected to have proposal to block trials linked to the Troubles Ministers hope it would end threat of court hanging over the … Read more
Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer slams Government plans to ban prosecutions of ex-soldiers who served during Northern Ireland Troubles Sacked Johnny Mercer said Government’s plan would ‘cut off pathway to justice’ Queen’s speech expected to have proposal to block trials linked to the Troubles Ministers hope it would end threat of court hanging over the … Read more
Sacked minister Johnny Mercer will lead a ‘respect our veterans’ march after the controversial trial against two paratroopers accused of murdering Official IRA leader Joe McCann effectively collapsed. Mr Mercer – who left his ministerial role after expressing frustration at a lack of progress on legislation to protect British veterans who served during the Troubles … Read more
Today sacked defence minister Johnny Mercer will take a seat in the gallery at Belfast Crown Court where the first servicemen in British military history will face trial for the killing of an active IRA member. He is determined that he, at least, will not abandon the two ex-paratroopers, known only as Soldier A and … Read more
Sacked veterans minister Johnny Mercer ‘will go to Belfast on Monday to support two Troubles soldiers facing a murder trial for killing an IRA chief’ Johnny Mercer expected to support Soldiers A and C who face a murder trial He earlier accused Government of ‘abandoning’ those who served in Troubles His visit could inflame tensions … Read more
Sacked veterans minister Johnny Mercer ‘will go to Belfast on Monday to support two Troubles soldiers facing a murder trial for killing an IRA chief’ Johnny Mercer expected to support Soldiers A and C who face a murder trial He earlier accused Government of ‘abandoning’ those who served in Troubles His visit could inflame tensions … Read more
Downing Street slapped down a sacked former minister today after he accused the Prime Minister of surrounding himself with ‘cowards’ and ‘desperately weak people’. Johnny Mercer vented his fury at No10 after being axed as veterans minister in a row over the treatment of veterans of the Troubles. He had expressed frustration at a lack of progress … Read more
Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer has stepped up his war of words with Downing Street after he accused Boris Johnson of surrounding himself with ‘cowards’ and ‘desperately weak’ special advisers. Mr Mercer was sacked earlier this week after expressing frustration at a lack of progress over legislation to protect British veterans who served during the Troubles … Read more
A former minister who was sacked after a row over the treatment of soldiers in Northern Ireland has said the Government is the ‘most distrustful, awful environment’ he has ever worked in. Johnny Mercer left the Government yesterday after expressing frustration at a lack of progress over legislation to protect British veterans who served during … Read more
A former minister who was sacked after a row over the treatment of soldiers in Northern Ireland has said the Government is the ‘most distrustful, awful environment’ he has ever worked in. Johnny Mercer left the Government yesterday after expressing frustration at a lack of progress over legislation to protect British veterans who served during … Read more