Keir Starmer has told his office to organise a meeting with Cold War heroes used in human radiation experiments

Keir Starmer will hold a summit with nuclear test veterans in the New Year to discuss how to end the 70-year Nuked Blood Scandal.

The PM has written to campaigners in person to acknowledge their "passion and persistence" after decades of fighting in the wilderness for justice.

It comes as the Atomic Weapons Establishment is beginning to declassify thousands of records about troops used in Cold War nuclear weapons tests, showing the true extent of official negligence and knowledge of the risks.

Around 40,000 British and Commonwealth troops took part in the atomic programme, and their families now bear a legacy of increased risk of cancer, 10 times the usual rate of birth d

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