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Article: Minister's regret for blaming troop deaths on Army chiefs; Corporal Sarah Bryant.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2008
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Byline: Ian Drury
A DEFENCE minister has had to apologise for blaming soldiers' deaths on Army commanders giving them the wrong equipment.
Quentin Davies said he 'deeply regretted' his comments after he was condemned by bereaved relatives.
Mr Davies had dismissed the complaints of an SAS officer who raised concerns about the use of lightly-armed Snatch Land Rovers on the battlefield.
Major Sebastian Morley quit in disgust after four of his troops died - including Corporal Sarah Bryant, the first female soldier killed in Afghanistan - when their Land Rover hit a landmine in Helmand Province in June. In his resignation letter, Major ...