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British Army Gurkha veterans stage 5th day of hunger strike outside Downing Street to demand equal pensions
A Gurkha veterans protest opposite Downing Street in London
GURKHAS reached the one-week mark of their hunger strike outside Downing Street to demand equal pensions today.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said today he is “happy to meet with any Gurkha” as the former soldiers continued their hunger strike.
The group of Gurkha veterans outside Number 10 is calling for equal pensions for Gurkhas who retired before 1997 and are not eligible for a full armed forces pension.
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