Saturday, November 12, 2011

Britain's MoD Denies Claims That Wounded Soldiers Will Be Axed

Timing: The report has leaked on the day Housing Minister Grant Shapps said ex-soldiers should go to the head of the queue for accomodation

MoD Deny Wounded Army Troops Are Facing Redundancy As 'Leaked Memo' Detailing Lay-Offs Is Rubbished -- Daily Mail

The Ministry of Defence have denied reports that the Army could make 2,500 wounded soldiers redundant in cost-cutting procedures.

According to a leaked memo, seen by the Daily Telegraph, the Armed Forces plan to double the number of lay-offs previously announced, claiming the wounded would not be exempt, the newspaper said.

But a spokesperson for the MoD said in a statement: ‘The information in the leaked Army memo from a junior officer is incorrect.

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More News On Additional Lay-Offs (Maybe) In the British Military

UK denies report of deeper cuts to army
-- Reuters
MoD dismisses wounded soldiers redundancy plan -- BBC
MoD denies further Army job losses -- Press Association

Wounded soldiers could be sacked under army redundancy plans
-- The Guardian
Job threat to wounded troops mars Armistice -- The Independent
Wounded soldiers' 'jobs at risk' -- BBC
Wounded soldiers face sack under new Army redundancy plans -- The Telegraph
Wounded soldiers face sack in speeded-up cuts: report -- AFP

Defence cuts: the facts
-- The Telegraph

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