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I see Gordon has put the pressure on!

Gordon Brown has ordered a council which told a disabled soldier he could not build a specially-adapted home on his grandparents' land to reconsider.

Wealden council had said the planned building in Pevensey, for Royal Marine Joe Townsend, 20, who lost his legs in Afghanistan, would be "intrusive".

But Downing Street said the "country owes Joe huge gratitude" and said the authority must "do the right thing".

BBC NEWS | England | Sussex | PM orders rethink on soldier home

 

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I see Gordon has put the pressure on!



BBC NEWS | England | Sussex | PM orders rethink on soldier home

For once, the "one eyed Scottish idiot" has got it right!

 

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He won. Injured marine wins battle for bungalow From The Argus)

A maimed soldier involved in a high-profile battle with council chiefs over plans to build a specially-adapted bungalow has finally been given the go-ahead.

 

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He won. Injured marine wins battle for bungalow From The Argus)

A maimed soldier involved in a high-profile battle with council chiefs over plans to build a specially-adapted bungalow has finally been given the go-ahead.