THE government's bid to give stronger legal protections to British forces fighting overseas is “not about helping veterans” but about protecting the armed forces “as institutions,” peace campaigners argued today.
MPs voted on the second reading of the Overseas Operations Bill, which would create a “triple lock” for troops and veterans, including protections against being prosecuted for alleged offences committed more than five years ago.
Human-rights groups have condemned the proposed legislation, warning that it would effectively “decriminalise torture.”
The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Outrage greeted Donald Trump’s suggestion earlier this year that Britain stayed off the front lines. But evidence suggests our forces were at times pulled from the most dangerous fighting — not by military failure, but by pressure at home, says IAN SINCLAIR
As peers prepare to debate reform of the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act, Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi leads a bid to end the criminalisation of women who end pregnancies at home. LYNNE WALSH reports