John Baron MP: Op Note – Photoshoot with 400 ex-Fusiliers at 10.10am tomorrow (18th October)

Photoshoot at Old Palace Yard – opposite St Stephen’s Entrance

Tomorrow 400 ex-members of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers will march on Parliament, culminating with a parade at Old Palace Yard (opposite St Stephen’s Entrance). There will be a photoshoot at 10.10am, which will involve MPs who have supported the campaign.

There will also be short speeches by Col (Rtd) Brian Gorksi MBE and John Baron MP.

The march is part of a campaign to save 2^nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (2RRF), which has been earmarked for disbandment by the Government’s ‘Army 2020’ proposals.

After the speeches, the former Fusiliers will enter Parliament to attend and watch the Backbench Business Committee debate on the disbandment of 2RRF, which will be led by John Baron MP. Pending Urgent Questions and Statements, the debate should begin around 11.15. There will be a Parliamentary vote at the end of the half-day debate.