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Cameron sparks row over military covenant

Conservative leader David Cameron last night provoked an angry backlash after suggesting that the military covenant was broken and needed a major and urgent overhaul.

Conservative leader David Cameron last night provoked an angry backlash after suggesting that the military covenant - the unwritten deal between servicemen and the government of the day - was broken and needed a major and urgent overhaul.