Cameron: We’ll make military covenant the law
Prime minister David Cameron writes in the News of the World newspaper on the military covenant:
“For years, governments have talked of supporting the military, tending to focus on what is spent on planes, equipment and so on – which is hugely important and will remain so. But the military covenant is also massively important.
“It’s about our obligations as a society to our military personnel. Whether it’s the schools their kids go to or their access to the right medical care, the military covenant is about saying we will always do right by them.
“Our armed forces bill will ensure parliament holds the government to account on the central principle of the covenant – that military personnel will not suffer any disadvantage as a result of their work.
“But in some areas we go further and make their needs a special case.
“If we are asking our armed forces to do dangerous job in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, we have to ensure we are doing all we can for them in return.
“I said all this in opposition. Now, in government, I’m keeping my word.”
