Politicians get a bad rap but today Susie and Jon are joined by two backbenchers who have been instrumental in securing justice for the nuclear veterans. Rebecca Long-Bailey and Emma Lewell have grilled ministers, arranged debates, and got under the bonnet of government to force Whitehall to address the evidence being discovered by campaigners.

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The British government always said it would compensate nuclear veterans, if they could provide evidence they were harmed. Neil Sampson was the lead solicitor who battled to do just that in 2007, in a legal process that stymied and blocked his best efforts but led to the creation of the newly-opened Merlin database. Together with lawyer Oli Troen, who is helping veterans with a fresh legal fight over the cover-up of human experiments, Neil joins Susie to unpick all the twists and turns of the MoD's legal strategies to deny truth and justice to its veterans.

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Radiation was weaponised because nuclear bombs could contaminate people and landscapes for decades. Yet the British government has always denied there was a genetic hazard to taking part in its Cold War bomb tests. Papers uncovered by investigative journalist Susie Boniface, and now found on the Merlin database behind national security, show that chief biologist John Butterfield knew there were genetic risks to servicemen - but decided it was worth it. Susie and Dr Jon Hogg are joined by nuclear descendants Alan Owen and Steve Purse to discuss what has been found in Butterfield's personal papers.

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