Labour calls for £1m war legacy research fund
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Labour calls for £1m war legacy research fund 2

6 Feb 2012 | Niki May Young
Tags: Funding

Labour has called upon the government to provide a £1m research fund for charities to develop policy on the long-term mental health effects of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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