Sarah supports Gurkha Justice

1.55.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Wed 15th Oct 2008

Sarah joins Joanna Lumley in supporting the Gurkhas' campaign

Until a recent High Court ruling Gurkhas who retired from the British Army before 1997 did not have an automatic right to stay in the UK.

Sarah signs the Gurkhas' petition at Liberal Democrat conference

Sarah Ludford MEP has been a strong supporter of the plight for Gurkha justice. She welcomed some Gukha veterans to the Liberal Democrat conference and attended a meeting with actress Joanna Lumley in support of the campaign. Sarah says:

"Gurkhas have suffered years of injustice at the hands of the British government but thankfully the High Court's ruling will mark the beginning of justice being done. I strongly welcome the Bill my Liberal Democrat colleague, Lord Lee of Trafford, is promoting to implement the right to settle in the UK that the court acknowledged. "

"Gordon Brown should announce quickly that all retired Gurkhas, who have done so much to courageously defend the United Kingdom, have the right to live in the UK."