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PMQs AS IT HAPPENED: Tory MPs gang up on Theresa May over Troubles probes for veterans

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Emilio Casalicchio

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22nd May 2019

Theresa May faced MPs in the Commons for a gruelling session of PMQs. She was taken to task by Tory MPs angry about the ongoing investigations into Troubles veterans.

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn

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