Johnny Mercer brands Remembrance Sunday commemorations 'incredibly hollow' over treatment of veterans

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The national commemorations at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday are "incredibly hollow", a former Conservative minister has said.Johnny Mercer said he "really struggled" watching veterans march past politicians on Remembrance Sunday in November because of the way veterans who served in Afghanistan have been treated.Mr Mercer, who was speaking to GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast, served three tours in Afghanistan and was nearly blown up by improvised explosive devices three times.Speaking to GB News' Chopper's Political Podcast, Mr Mercer said that the annual sight of veterans marching past the Cenotaph was "hollow" because of the way Afghan veterans have been treated.

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The country wants to move on and forget about Afghanistan and all the rest of it."My cohort and my circles are people like parents who've lost their only child in Afghanistan, for...

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