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Major General: Keep politics away from poppies
"The freedom secured by so many includes the freedom to wear a poppy - of any colour, size or composition - and the freedom not to wear one."
Major General Tim Cross CBE, one of the leading military voices on the Leave side in the referendum debate, says it is time to call a stop to the politicisation of the poppy.
(Picture: A poppy worn by a football player Credit: Getty Images)
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