‘Hoon won’t resign over death of soldier’

THE British Government yesterday dismissed calls for Geoff Hoon to quit as Defence Secretary over the death of a soldier shot after being ordered to hand back his body armour.

‘Hoon won’t resign over death of soldier’

Samantha Roberts, the wife of Sergeant Steve Roberts who was shot dead in an attack by Iraqi dissidents on March 24, has said Mr Hoon should resign for the good of the country.

She said a diary of audio tapes recorded by her husband during the Iraq war showed how concerned he was at the lack of equipment.

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