Nuked Blood: Keir Starmer finally promises to meet veterans
Veterans have been promised a meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss ways to end the Nuked Blood Scandal
Keir Starmer has finally promised to meet victims of Britain’s radiation experiments - 435 days after they made the request.
The Prime Minister made the promise when confronted by a BBC reporter and challenged to keep his Opposition pledge to nuclear veterans that “your campaign is our campaign”.
He said: “They’ve suffered a real injustice. I’ve met them before the election and I’ll very happily meet them… hopefully by the end of the year.”
Campaigners wanted to meet to discuss a solution to the Nuked Blood Scandal, after the Mirror uncovered evidence of human radiation experiments conducted on troops.
Blood and urine were collected during Cold War weapons tests, and the results removed from medical records. Government officials, ministers and lawyers denied the programme existed for decades, including in court and Parliament.
A major crime review is now being conducted by Thames Valley Police into allegations of widespread misconduct in public office.
The Mirror first made Mr Starmer aware of the scandal in September 2023, and he asked us to keep his Downing Street team informed of our investigation.
Campaign group LABRATS wrote to him after the election asking for a meeting, but had no response, and made the same request in meetings with junior ministers.
And a viral video on X detailing Labour ministers’ Opposition promises of compensation has had almost 9million views.
The PM claimed he had no idea the veterans had been seeking a meeting. “I will now follow up on that,” he said.
Nuclear bomb tests
Operation Grapple veteran John Morris, who has had blood defects and cancer since laundering contaminated uniforms at hydrogen bomb tests, and whose 4-month son died in his cot with a lung deformity, blamed officials.
He said: “I believe the man is sincere and will meet us. I believe the Establishment is stopping our messages getting through, because they think the PM will not want to hear. We just want to talk to him. The last thing I want to do is cost the taxpayer millions of pounds in a court case.”
LABRATS founder Alan Owen added: “We already have the solution for the PM, a one year special tribunal he can set up almost immediately. The average age of our veterans is now 87 and we need to see it through, we have the solutions mapped out ready for him. All we need to do is sit there with the correct people.”