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Tag Archives: Joanna Lumley

Gurkha veterans allowed to settle in the UK

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Blogger
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All Gurkha veterans who retired before 1997 with at least four years’ service will be allowed to settle in the UK, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said.
It comes after a high-profile campaign by Joanna Lumley and other supporters of Gurkha rights – and an embarrassing Commons defeat for the United Kingdom government.

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