War veterans mental health warning

The country faces a “potential mental health timebomb” when veterans return to civilian life, shadow Defence Secretary Liam Fox has warned.

Representatives from the three main parties took part in a defence debate before an invited audience at the National Army Museum in London on Tuesday evening.

Mr Fox said the fact more veterans of the Falklands War committed suicide than died in the conflict showed the potential impact of war on serving soldiers.

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