Steve Bird and Dominic Kennedy Only one out of 16 serving and former ministers who have visited Iraq was willing to comment on the plight of the interpreters who are risking their lives to help the British authorities. The Times asked the politicians, who had been to Iraq on official buiness, whether they had used interpreters and, if so, how important they had been. The 16 were also asked whether they were “comfortable” with how the Government was treating the interpreters and whether they thought Britain’s image might suffer. Only one, Adam Ingram, the Armed Forces Minister from 2001 to 2007, would speak. He told The Times that Britain could do more for the interpreters. “People took risks, and they were paid well, but I do think there is a sense of duty and responsibility towards them,” he said. His openness was in...
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