Councillor Jilly Hyde has brought up the issue of the Gurkhas and wrongly criticised the Government.
This Government has done an extraordinary amount for the Gurkhas over the past 12 years and Labour MPs have been part of the driving force for the Gurkha campaign.
This Government is the only one since the Second World War to allow Gurkhas and their families settlement rights to the United Kingdom; in 2004 the Government permitted settlement rights to Gurkhas discharged since 1997 and as a result over 6,000 Gurkhas and family members have been welcomed to the UK.
Allan Davies
Landermere
Basildon
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