The Prime Minister and the Conservative Party Chairman
have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, formalising the Conservative Party’s
commitment to supporting veterans and forces personnel.
The Conservative Party is the first political party in
the UK to sign the Armed Forces Covenant, which recognises the contribution of
serving personnel, veterans and military families.
In a keynote address to Conservative Party members,
the Party Chairman, James Cleverly, will say that he is proud to have veterans,
reservists and cadet volunteers represented at every level of the Conservative
party. Signing the Armed Forces Covenant will formally recognise the commitment
and dedication of the Forces family.
The Party
will now offer reduced price conference passes to veterans, proactively
advertise employment vacancies to the veteran community and strive to
accommodate the training and deployment commitments of Reserves. The Party
already offers concessionary membership rates to serving or former members of
the Armed Forces.
This builds on the work of the Conservative Government
to support the Armed Forces. Since 2010, the Conservatives have enshrined the
Armed Forces Covenant in law, launched the first ever UK-wide Veterans Strategy
and awarded ID cards to all veterans,
making it easier for ex-forces personnel to access specialist support.
One of Boris Johnson’s first acts as Prime Minister
was to establish the Office for Veterans Affairs, responsible for ensuring
Government departments deliver on their responsibilities to veterans.
Commenting, James Cleverly MP, Chairman of the
Conservative Party, said:
“Our Armed Forces are some of the most committed and
dedicated people in the country. Their bravery should be acknowledged formally
and I’m delighted that the Conservative Party has done so.”
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