Johnny Mercer: Tory MP resigns as defence minister
The Tory MP criticises the scope of a law designed to protect veterans from unfounded prosecutions. …
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Defence said: “Whilst we maintain nothing in this bill prevents those accused of breaking the law from being prosecuted, we have listened to concerns, and in order to send a powerful message to the international community, amendments will be made to the Overseas Operations Bill.”