# Reform pledges to curb prosecutions of soldiers within 100 days

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/reform-vows-to-bar-further-prosecutions-of-british-soldiers-within-first-100-days-of-taking-office/
- Published: 2026-11-04T23:59:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T00:17:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16265933/Reform-vows-bar-prosecutions-British-soldiers-100-days-taking-office.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Reform promises to restrict prosecutions of British soldiers.
- Veterans and a former intelligence officer question the proposal.
- The party pledges defence spending of 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2035.

## Summary

Reform UK says it would limit prosecutions of British soldiers, promising action within 100 days if it takes office. The pledge comes as Northern Ireland veterans face further legal enquiries over incidents from the Troubles, and as Reform appoints former RAF Wing Commander Angus MacIntyre as its armed forces spokesperson.

MacIntyre says Reform would pardon veterans convicted for carrying out orders, end ongoing prosecutions and prevent new ones without the Defence Secretary’s explicit consent. Veterans’ campaigner Paul Young objected that the Defence Secretary is a political appointee and argued a Supreme Court judge should assess whether cases proceed; former army intelligence officer Philip Ingram also questioned whether the pledge could be delivered legally. Reform says it would raise defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP by 2030 and 3.5 per cent by 2035, funded in part through welfare budget cuts.

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