Sarah Carr, the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Hereford and South Herefordshire, is strongly supporting Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's proposals to increase the pay of the lowest-paid troops by £6,000 a year. The proposals, which would mean that no service personnel in the Army, Navy or RAF would receive less basic annual pay than a new-entrant police constable or development-level firefighter, would be funded within the MoD's existing budget.
"Every day, the news is full of stories of brave service men and women who consistently risk life and limb in Afghanistan. The duty that our service personnel do, including many from Herefordshire, is one that they do in the face of huge risk and uncertainty. Yet despite putting their lives on the line every day, our troops are paid a pittance.
