Is our treatment of loyal Gurkhas a disgrace?
ACTRESS Joanna Lumley and the Daily Express yesterday united in a crusade to win justice for our Gurkha soldiers.
The Absolutely Fabulous star issued a rallying cry to the British people to ensure a law is passed giving veterans the right to settle here.
Joanna stood alongside the loyal fighters from Nepal earlier this week when they won a long-running battle at the High Court in London.
The Gurkhas successfully overturned immigration rules which gave them no automatic right to stay in the UK if they retired from the British Army before 1997.
In an embarrassing U-turn, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith agreed to review all Gurkha immigration cases by the end of the year.
But Joanna fears the Government’s commitment may be short-lived and she is urging people to sign a petition on her website www.gurkhajustice.org.uk which she plans to present to Gordon Brown.
Joanna 62, whose father fought alongside the Gurkhas in the Second World War, has promised to take her fight all the way to the steps of 10 Downing Street.
* Do YOU think our treatment of LOYAL Gurkhas is a DISGRACE?
* Should we UNITE in a crusade to win JUSTICE for Gurkha soldiers?
*** HAVE YOUR SAY NOW! ***
