Boris Johnson used his last day in office to demand a medal for Britain’s nuclear test veterans.
He also promised funds for a national commemoration of the Plutonium Jubilee next month, and said the country’s most mistreated heroes had created a “formidable shield” which kept many millions of people safe.
In an open letter to all those affected by the Cold War radiation experiments which knowingly and intentionally exposed thousands of servicemen to nuclear fallout, he offered his “profound thanks” but stopped short of the apology veterans demanded.
