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A leading Dudley councillor has spoken out to squash online allegations he was not being honest about his past.

Cllr Damian Corfield says claims he faked being a military veteran and gaining high level qualifications are unfounded.

The Conservative council cabinet member and Dudley armed forces champion has been the subject of repeated attacks on social media which were sparked by an image of him wearing military medals at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands war.

In an exclusive interview with the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Cllr Corfield said: "I have got my grandfather's medals from the Second World War and also my cousin's campaign medal from the Falklands.

"I wore them at the 40th anniversary, naively I did not understand the protocol and pin

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