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Lisa Nandy sparks fury from veterans and MPs after Remembrance Sunday announcement

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2 comments 2 Next CULTURE Secretary Lisa Nandy sparked fury from veterans and MPs after . The Tories said her tribute to the Armed Forces suggested no one in our country had fought a war since 1945. Lisa Nandy sparked fury from veterans and MPs after bungling a Remembrance Sunday announcement Source: Shutterstock Editorial Veteran Simon Weston, 65, who suffered severe burns in the Falklands War, said: ‘It’s tragic that somebody could be so obtuse.

I am stunned’ Source: Rex Advertisement In a press release, Ms Nandy said: “This Remembrance Sunday, we come together to reflect and honour the sacrifices our Armed Forces made in the First and Second World Wars, and continue to make today. “We are about to raise the first generation for whom fighting a war really is part of history. Sign up for the Politics newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email.

Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture

The Sun never says what the announcement was. Other outlets reported that the press release announced the UK rejoining the Erasmus+ scheme. Without this, a reader takes the statement for a straightforward Remembrance tribute and cannot see that her line about friendship and cooperation referred to European ties.

How we know

“Future generations must know the significance of those who served in our national story, that they forged a path for friendship and cooperation that meant no one in our country has had to fight a war since.” : “She seems to be saying that no one in our country has had to fight a war since 1945. Tell that to veterans of Korea, the Falklands, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan, and to families of the hundreds who never came home.

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I am stunned.” Sean Williams 52, who served in the Royal Logistic Corps, told The Sun: “My family fought in the Falklands. We’ve lost people. I’m speechless to be honest.” Ex- Royal Navy seaman Maurice Quinlan, 47, who served on HMS Liverpool from 1998-2000, added: “She’s swept us all under the carpet. Advertisement Most read in The Sun HACK PROBE Italian foreign minister 'targeted by pro-Putin hackers' after Ukraine support SWIPE OUT Three in ten kids want parents to put their phones away, study finds HEROES' DISCOUNT LAW Veterans & military personnel to have rail discounts protected in law “I’ve lost mates who gave their lives for our country.”

Ms Nandy’s claims about the diminishing prospect of war also appeared to contradict Government messaging on stockpiling. The Be Ready Campaign told the public to prepare for disruption caused by “hostile state actors”. 2 comments 2

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What we found (3)

The Sun reports Lisa Nandy's Remembrance Sunday press release and fills the piece with criticism from the Conservatives, Reform UK and veterans, with no response from Ms Nandy or the Government. In its own voice it calls the statement a 'bungling' announcement. It never says that the announcement was the UK rejoining the Erasmus+ scheme.

  1. Uses a loaded word

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    “bungling”

    Why this matters
    The headline uses 'bungling' in The Sun's own voice. This turns a political row over how her words should be read into a settled verdict that she botched the announcement.
    The impression it gives
    A reader takes it as established fact that Ms Nandy made a blunder, not that opponents accused her of one.
    The context
    In the body, the claim that her words suggested no one had fought a war since 1945 comes from her opponents. The Sun attributes that reading to the Tories.

    How we know

    • Elsewhere in the article“The Tories said her tribute to the Armed Forces suggested”

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    “bungling a Remembrance Sunday announcement”

    Why this matters
    The opening line repeats 'bungling' as the outlet's own description. The reader meets the verdict before any of the critics who supply it.
    The impression it gives
    The reader comes away thinking the blunder is a neutral fact of the story, not the charge made by Kevin Hollinrake and Robert Jenrick.
    The context
    The criticism comes from named opponents. Hollinrake's own words are a reading of her statement, not a fact.

    How we know

    • Elsewhere in the article“She seems to be saying that no one”

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  2. One side gets the space

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    “Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake blasted”

    Why this matters
    Hollinrake's attack opens a run of criticism from the Conservatives, Reform UK and three veterans. The article gives no reply from Ms Nandy, her department or the Government.
    The impression it gives
    A reader is left thinking the criticism went unanswered and that there is no other account of what she meant.
    The context
    The article quotes only her press release and her critics. Other coverage reports that she said the scheme would honour veterans by creating opportunities for future generations, an account The Sun does not give.

    How we know

    Show it in the article

  3. Leaves out what changes the picture

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    What is missing

    The Sun never says what the announcement was. Other outlets reported that the press release announced the UK rejoining the Erasmus+ scheme. Without this, a reader takes the statement for a straightforward Remembrance tribute and cannot see that her line about friendship and cooperation referred to European ties.

    How we know

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What it gets right

  • “that they forged a path for friendship and cooperation that meant no one in our country has had to fight a war since.”

    The Sun prints Ms Nandy's disputed words in full, so the reader can judge the criticism against what she actually said.

  • “The Tories said her tribute to the Armed Forces suggested”

    In the body, the article attributes the reading of her statement to the Conservatives and does not assert it as fact.

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