NEWS STORY : Robert Jenrick Alleges British Military Kill Terrorists Rather Than Capture Them

STORY

Robert Jenrick, one of the four candidates for the Tory leadership, has made an allegation that British armed forces have been engaged in killing terrorists rather than follow orders to capture them. Jenrick has yet to prove evidence of his serious allegations about the competence of the British military forces and is under some pressure to do so by political figures in the party. Jenrick refused to supply evidence, noting:

“Of course I’m not going to elaborate on particular cases because these things, these cases are not things that any minister can speak about.”

Tom Tugendhat, another candidate to lead the Conservative Party, condemned the comments and said:

“I’m extremely concerned that such words should not be seen in any way to encourage people to take any action other than surrender to British forces when asked to do so”.

James Cleverly also rejected Jenrick’s attack on the military, saying:

“The British military always abide by international humanitarian law, the law of armed conflict. We have the the most professional military in the world and our military do not murder people.”