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Jake Richards was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice on 22 July 2026. He was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International in the Ministry of Justice and as Assistant Whip, House...
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Lance Corporal Jake Alderton of 20 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment in southern Afghanistan yesterday, Friday 9 November 2007.
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