The chairman of the Afghanistan Inquiry said Mr Mercer’s decision to withhold names was ‘completely unacceptable’.
A new deadline has been set for Johnny Mercer to argue why he should not have to hand over the names of those who told him about alleged special forces murders in Afghanistan.
But the deadline was extended while the chairman considers Mr Mercer’s application to challenge the order. This came after Mr Mercer repeatedly refused to hand over names of “multiple officers” who told him about allegations of murder and a cover-up, during his time as a backbench MP.
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