PM has no plans to meet Gurkha protesters
THERE are no plans for Boris Johnson to meet Gurkha veterans who have passed day 10 of a hunger strike over their pensions, his spokesman has said.
The group outside Downing Street is calling for equal pensions for Gurkhas who retired before 1997 but are not eligible for a full UK armed forces pot.
The Prime Minister’s spokesman was asked whether any talks were planned after the protesters said they would end their hunger strike if a meeting with Mr Johnson was arranged. He said: “I believe the Defence Secretary said that he would be happy to meet with any Gurkha.”
He added there were “no plans” for Mr Johnson to join a meeting.
On Friday, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he would gladly meet protesters, but warned no Government had ever made retrospective changes to pensions like the ones being demanded.