Former servicemen and women are campaigning for access to their medical records, which they say the MoD has illegally withheld.
Angela Rayner has promised to do “everything within my power” to help nuclear test veterans access their medical records.
John Morris, an 86-year-old who was sent to Christmas Island during his national service in the 1960s, told the same event he wanted four things from a future Labour government. “I am their voice. I will fight to the bitter end until we get justice for every veteran and the people overseas.” He was joined at Tuesday’s conference event by Alan Owen, whose father served in the Royal Navy and was sent to assist with American nuclear tests in the Pacific; and Steve Purse, whose father served with the RAF at Maralinga in Australia during the tests.
The MoD insists that “no information is withheld from veterans”, something the campaigners deny is the case.
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