The proposal would have seen the Ministry of Defence give housing to families based on the number of children a serving member of the Army has, instead of by their rank
In a bruising encounter in the Commons, ex-Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois claimed defence officials in Whitehall had deliberately misled MPs over the safety of troops living in military quarters.
The Ministry of Defence has been accused of an “utter betrayal” over a new military accommodation plan that will no longer allocate houses based on rank.