MMH? Johnny Mercer. Demonstrating a degree of integrity within the House. Albeit misguided.
As John Crace has said, resigning because the government has decided not to let soldiers get away with war crimes is a strange hill to die on.
It was also a bad idea for other reasons, first, it would have opened up soldiers to prosecutions in international courts, as there would be no domestic judicial process for them to go through first.
Second, limiting claims against the MOD for the acts of the armed forces would do more harm against veterans, as far more veterans and their families have sued the MOD than say, Iraqi or Afghan civilians. It was a win for the MOD’s pocket.
Such a confusion is only possible to sell as a win for the troops because people like Mercer keep confusing criminal prosecutions with civil claims.
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But since when have politicians understood the laws they are voting on?
But this guy made it his mission. Somewhere there’s a video of him cross examining a solicitor about it in a parliamentary committee and just getting it all wrong.
Ironically, what Day was actually there to talk about was this: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/jan/08/limit-prosecutions-of-army-veterans-says-top-human-rights-lawyer?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard
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A US jury coming to the correct decision.
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Update… 92 pages and 42751 words it’s done and ready to proof read 
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That’s longer than my Master’s dissertation!
Great news, hope you have worked through the beer fridge in celebration
It’s currently empty… But new box of ipa to fridge tomorrow morning!
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The Derrick Chauvin verdict in the states has made me happy. Good to see the right thing being done over there for once.
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His lawyer is going for a mistrial.
Standard.
Making me happy the European super league idea collapsing. Looks like Fans do still have some small influence
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If they had gone not-guilty the riots would’ve made LA look like a bit of pushing and shoving.
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See spurs are holding out though to be last so they can say they’ve actually won something
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Just received camp allocations for a regional camp and all of my cadets have been selected to attend and the camp excitement is already building! Ah some normality 
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Maybe not. I know that’s what the Lawyer said. He’s have to be mental to even try to.
It’s good to see football fans standing in solidarity for once.
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I want to transfer to your region.
There’s rumours of something similar in SW
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…and yet we still talk of Social Distancing being in force until September.
So how will camps work?
We have been back 2 weeks and already staring to run out of ideas
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