Both main parties have seized on the theme of the week to pitch to veterans and the armed forces community as commemoration events for the 80th anniversary of D-Day take place.
Rishi Sunak has pledged to cut rail fares for veterans and 'enshrine their rights in law' in an election offering on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The prime minister has announced a raft of measures aimed at making the UK 'the best place in the world' to have served in the armed forces. This includes reducing the price of the Veterans Railcard from £30 per year to £21, bringing it in line with how much serving personnel pay for the HM Forces Railcard.
' Both main parties have seized on the theme of the week to pitch to veterans and the armed forces community as events for the 80th anniversary of D-Day take place. D-Day commemorates the military operation that began on 6 June 1944 to liberate Nazi-occupied northwest Europe. On Wednesday, as commemorations began, Sir Keir Starmer pledged to legislate for a new armed forces tsar to represent the military and their families in the first King's Speech if Labour wins the election.
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