New Labour MP Sureena Brackenridge's husband has been accused of 'stolen valour' over claims he lied about his service in the Royal Marines as he never finished the training.
A Labour MP's husband has been accused of 'stolen valour' after wearing an Iraq war badge and reportedly telling coworkers he served in the commandos.
His wife Sureena won the Wolverhampton North East seat for Labour in July, and her son Ciaran is also a councillor. 'I worked with members of the Sikh community in the armed forces and people from all around the world - the Nepalese and the Gurkhas.'His bio on the Wolverhampton Labour Group, which has since been taken down, previously read: 'It has been my honour to serve the people of Wednesfied over many years as your Councillor and in my previous professional careers firstly with the Royal Marines and as a local firefighter with the West Midlands Service.
The Sun reported that he left before finishing the 32-week training course in 1988, only achieving the rank of recruit and without earning his Green Beret. 'Never got out of training. Disgusting stolen valour. Has been seen wearing Gulf War pins and a RM tie. Not fit to tie the laces. Had he any moral fibre, he'd resign.'
He walked away after a month of power struggles and claims, saying he has resigned to 'do what is right' and slammed Cllr Brackenbridge as allegedly being 'untruthful'. 'I will not be gagged. Nor will I destroy my family with vast legal bills. I have therefore resigned in order to do what is right.
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