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Starmer pledges laws for new armed forces tsar in first King’s Speech if elected

A new armed forces tsar to represent the military and their families would be legislated for in the first King’s Speech if Labour wins the election, Sir Keir Starmer will pledge. The independent commissioner would be tasked with holding the ...

04 Jun 2024 at 22:30

Armed forces facing ‘lottery’ in access to healthcare and school places

Military personnel are facing a “lottery” in access to healthcare services for themselves and their families and getting their children into school. The “unpredictability and mobility” of service life has made this worse, the chairman of ...

08 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Veterans railcards could extend to family in new ‘legal duty’ for armed forces

Families of veterans could receive cut-price train fares of their own as part of proposals to strengthen the UK’s military covenant being considered by ministers, it is understood. Eligibility for the special railcard, which provides a ...

27 Jun 2025 at 22:30

Royal British Legion calls for Starmer to fulfil forces covenant pledge

Sir Keir Starmer must strengthen a Government-wide pledge to support veterans by enshrining it in law, the Royal British Legion (RBL) has said. The leading military charity, responsible for each year’s poppy appeal, has written to the ...

27 Sept 2025 at 16:18

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