Labour MPs bid to stop insurers' 'war' loophole
The Herald|March 07, 2024
PLYMOUTH Labour MP Luke Pollard is calling on the Government to stop insurance companies from denying payouts for damage caused by removing unexploded World War II ordnance as they are considered an 'act of war? Mr Pollard is the MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, which includes Keyham, where a 500kg unexploded bomb was recently discovered and removed from a backyard.
Labour MPs bid to stop insurers' 'war' loophole

However, the operation to remove the bomb and take mitigation action in case it should have gone off prior to removal - led to some damage to properties.

Together with Exeter's Labour MP Ben Bradshaw, Mr Pollard is calling on the Government to instigate a statute of limitations on damage from WWII, which ended almost 80 years ago.

Mr Bradshaw's constituency was affected three years ago when a 1,000kg bomb was found and detonated at a site near the University of Exeter, causing considerable damage to university buildings and halls of residence.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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