British armed forces minister set for Commons grilling

BRITISH armed forces minister Adam Ingram was yesterday preparing for one of the most important days of his political career.

Mr Ingram is expected to appear in the Commons today to explain when he first heard allegations that Iraqi prisoners had been mistreated by British troops, amid Tory claims he “materially misled” MPs last week when he denied having received reports of abuse.

His appearance comes less than six weeks after former immigration minister Beverley Hughes quit her post after wrongly saying she had not been informed about problems involving visas for eastern Europeans.