A row has erupted after a political candidate accused his rival of lying about his military record.
Fred Thomas, a former Royal Marine, is standing for Labour in the Plymouth Moor View constituency against former Army officer and veterans' minister, Conservative Johnny Mercer.
Mr Mercer has alleged Mr Thomas lied about leading men into combat in order to gain a political advantage. Mr Thomas said he was unable to discuss large parts of his service and cited his certificate of valediction which was signed by an unnamed commanding officer of the Special Forces Support Group.Mr Mercer made the accusations at a hustings in Plymouth on Wednesday.
Following the event, he said serving in combat had "a special meaning and carries special responsibilities".Mr Thomas told the BBC: "I served on sensitive operations that are really recent so I'm not allowed to talk about them in that kind of detail.
The other candidates in Plymouth Moor View are Shaun Hooper for Reform UK, Sarah Martin for the Liberal Democrats and Georgia Nelson for the Green Party.
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