Just noticed that there are TWO Military Cross winners in this year’s intake of new MPs. In Parliament all veterans of Armed Forces are referred to as gallant but I wonder when the last parliamentary intake was with two gallantry medals? I’m guessing 1950s or 60s with WW2 vets.

Jul 10, 2024 · 2:11 PM UTC

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Should have added that these two galant honourable gentlemen are Labour’s new MP for Selly Oak and immediately appointed Defence Minister @AlistairCarns and the new Conservative MP for Spelthorne @LincolnJopp. Both are great additions to Parliament.
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The last Parliament that had at least 2 MPs with an MC was that elected in 1983, which had Robert Boscawen, Paul Bryan, Anthony Kershaw, Carol Mather, Francis Pym, Patrick Wall and Willie Whitelaw (all originally elected earlier)
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There’s was a DFC holder standing as a candidate too
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Can you contact me…
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Eden?
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Many of Thatcher’s cabinet were balding men with glasses who looked like accountants but had actually been very brave in the War.❤️
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You might like the story I’ve been working on James with @ForcesNews and hope to expand on this on the SitRep podcast with them tomorrow. See here: forces.net/military-life/vet…

Soldier-turned-commentator hails strong Armed Forces representation in Westminster

Jonny Ball, who served in Northern Ireland and Afghanistan, was speaking to Forces News following the General Election.

forcesnews.com
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Remember when Cabinet members and the Archbishop of Canterbury held MCs
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Thatchers cabinet was replete with such men . Willie Whitelaw , Lord Carrington...
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There were three MCs in Thatcher’s first cabinet.
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Johnny Mercer's piss will be boiling now......
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Calvin Bailey was an RAF Pilot that played a huge part in the evacuation of Afghanistan now a Labour MP.
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We had a DSO holder and a GM holder stand down from the last Parliament.
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Waiting for @JohnnyMercerUK to denounce @AlistairCarns as a Bus Conductor
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Airey Neave DSO, OBE, MC. RIP
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Interesting. I find this encouraging. Good luck to them both !
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Francis Pym and Willie Whitelaw both had won MCs so the 1979 - 1983 cabinet had 2 in Commons; Lord Carington also had won an MC. So from 1979 to 1983 the Foreign Secretary held the MC.
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Dennis Healey had an MC I believe.
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Enoch Powell was, i believe, at one time the youngest Brigadier in the British Army.
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Yeah Alistair is my MP
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Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, My Father's Company Commander in WW2 and the man I'm named after.
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“Choose your fighter”
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Are you sure they are genuine veterans with said honours..🤔😏
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Good to see🇬🇧
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How did that work in the aftermath of WWII or WWI? Or during national service?
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Korea, Aden, Borneo??
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MPs can be called honourable 'and learned' for lawyers or 'and gallant' for veterans. How about 'and numerate' for those with professional experience in finance, science or economics'?
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Isn’t it Major and above? For the gallant bit?
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Holy moly! What precedes the MC ribbon of the chap on the left?
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