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Labour accuses 'Sun' of exploiting war letter errors

LABOUR ACCUSED the Sun newspaper yesterday of exploiting the grief of a mother whose son had been killed in Afghanistan in its reporting of her anger over a letter of condolence the prime minister sent in which he misspelt the soldier’s name. Full Article at Irish Times

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