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Defence Officials Apologize for Withholding Nuclear Veteran's Records

4/23/2025

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Senior Ministry of Defence officials are under fire for unlawfully withholding medical records of nuclear veteran Group Captain Terry Gledhill. Emails expose misleading guidance provided to the minister, while Gledhill's determined daughter, Jane, uncovered a troubling potential cover-up by civil servants. In light of these revelations, the government has issued an apology for the significant delays.

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Senior Ministry of Defence officials are under fire for unlawfully withholding medical records of nuclear veteran Group Captain Terry Gledhill. Emails expose misleading guidance provided to the minister, while Gledhill's determined daughter, Jane, uncovered a troubling potential cover-up by civil servants. In light of these revelations, the government has issued an apology for the significant delays.