MoD spin artists and sundry bull****ters can bluster as much as they dare; but, at the end of the day, the PM has given his personal assurance:
As I mentioned in my previous letter to you, I do believe that the reputations of the two pilots deserve to be reinstated, as the Lords Select Committee recommended, and in the absence of any overwhelming argument presented to me as Prime Minister that is what I would do.
No responses from Cazatou or John Purdey yet - perhaps we'll have to wait until after Fox's statement this coming week?
I've just noted this from the BBC:
An MoD spokeswoman said it would be "inappropriate" to comment before Mr Fox made his announcement to parliament.
She said: "The defence secretary asked Lord Philip to conduct a review of the evidence considered by the Board of Inquiry into the Mull of Kintyre Chinook accident.
"An announcement on the report's findings is due to be made to parliament shortly."