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Nuclear bomb test veterans were victims of one of ‘greatest scandals in Britain’, says ex-defence minister
UK NewsSeptember 2, 2026 at 10:30 PMNational

Nuclear bomb test veterans were victims of one of ‘greatest scandals in Britain’, says ex-defence minister

By Kiran Stacey Policy editorThe Guardian - UK News

Exclusive: Tobias Ellwood says he gave MPs inaccurate information in 2018 provided by his department, the MoDI inadvertently misled parliament over a British nuclear scandal. Now I’m demanding justiceA former defence minister has admitted misleading parliament over the existence of crucial medical records relating to nuclear bomb test veterans.Tobias Ellwood has said he unwittingly gave MPs incorrect information in 2018 when he told them he had been unable to locate information on veterans’ blood tests after being given incorrect information by officials at the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Continue reading...

Exclusive: Tobias Ellwood says he gave MPs inaccurate information in 2018 provided by his department, the MoD

A former defence minister has admitted misleading parliament over the existence of crucial medical records relating to nuclear bomb test veterans.

Tobias Ellwood has said he unwittingly gave MPs incorrect information in 2018 when he told them he had been unable to locate information on veterans’ blood tests after being given incorrect information by officials at the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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