Mr Blair replied: "In relation to Mrs Seymour, I understand from the Secretary of State for Defence these facts are not correct.
"However I can assure him that if they were they would be wholly contrary to normal practices."
Of course those of us who have had the misfortune to have mates killed in service will know that Blair is either
a) lying
b) being lied to by the MOD
As that is exactly what happens and has occurred to military widows often in the past, despicable as it is.
