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  Opposition Day - Military Covenant
  
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  @ MP voted no against a legally binding Military Covenant set out in law. 
  @ MP voted aye for a legally binding Military Covenant set out in law.
   
  The majority of MPs voted against a legally binding Military Covenant set out in law. 
  
  
  The motion rejected in this vote was:
  
  :That this House
  :''supports' establishing in law the definition of the Military Covenant, in so doing fulfilling the Prime Minister's pledge of 25 June 2010 to have 'a new Military Covenant that's written into the law of the land';
  :''believes'' that this commitment should not be diluted or sidestepped; and 
  :''further supports'' service charities' and families' calls for a legally-binding Military Covenant which defines the principles that should guide Government action on all aspects of defence policy.
  
  
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