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Yesterday, on the Election campaign trail, the Conservative Party accused Tony Blair of "stabbing soldiers in the back".
They launched a scathing attack on Labour’s plan to amalgamate Scotland’s six infantry regiments.
The shadow Scottish secretary, Peter Duncan, claimed the government’s announcement of the changes - while Black Watch soldiers were serving in Iraq - was "one of the most treacherous acts in recent political history".
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Under the plans, the King’s Own Scottish Borderers and the Royal Scots would amalgamate to form one battalion of the new Royal Regiment of Scotland, along with the other five Scottish battalions.
Mr Duncan focused on the issue while campaigning in Edinburgh - the home of the Royal Scots - and in his own target constituency of Dumfries and Galloway, where the local regiment is the King’s Own Scottish Borderers.
He said: "In one of the most treacherous acts in recent political history, Mr Blair announced that the Scottish regiments would be abolished at the same time as the very regiments he was scrapping were fighting in Iraq. It simply makes your blood boil."
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