Iraq veteran in new battle to get Burnham to invest in war heroes who 'will answer call'

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Simon 'Si' Brown was shot in the face while on a mission to rescue comrades in Iraq. He is now fighting so those who serve have no reason to fear civilian life ...

A soldier who was shot in the face by a sniper in Iraq but went on to become the mayor of his hometown is at the heart of efforts to get Andy Burnham to provide veterans with the care they deserve. The Prime Minister has been warned Britain is breaking its promise to those who served and more than 80,000 people across the country have added their names to an open letter demanding a bold improvement in how the nation…

Help for Heroes argues that keeping the country’s pledge to veterans will strengthen national security. The letter it has organised states: “In this time of rising global tensions, we need to invest in the people who keep us safe, and this includes our highly skilled, resilient veterans, who will be among the first to answer the call if the nation needs to defend itself.”

Simon ‘Si’ Brown, who was shot in the face but went on to become mayor of Morley, said support for…

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