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Defence minister criticised over medals remark

Defence minister criticised over medals remark
Defence minister Andrew Robathan angered Second World War veterans by comparing the campaign for Arctic convoy medals to Colonel Gaddafi being "covered in" honours. Robathan suggested that the campaign looked to hand out medals so frequently that their value would be diminished. He said: "The intention post-war was not to cover everybody in medals. Medals in the UK mean something."

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