The husband of a Labor MP has been accused of “stolen courage” for exaggerating his military service.
Councilor Greg Brackenridge, 53, boasted he was a Royal Marine – but never completed his training.
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Councilor Greg Brackenridge boasted he was a Royal Marine – pictured here wearing an Iraq War veterans badge – despite never completing training
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1990-1991 Iraq War Veterans Badge spotted on Brackenridge
The former mayor of Wolverhampton – who told voters he had a “professional career” in the elite forces – was pictured wearing a Royal Marine Corps tie and what appeared to be a 1990-91 Gulf War veterans badge.
His wife Sureena won the Labor seat of Wolverhampton North East in July and their son Ciaran is also a Wolverhampton councillor.
In an interview in 2021, when he was mayor, former firefighter Cllr Brackenridge told reporters: “I served as a Royal Marine myself when I left school.”
He reportedly told colleagues that he had served in 45 Commando for several years.
But The Sun understands he failed to complete 32 weeks of training in 1988 and left as a draftee without earning his coveted Green Beret.
A source said: “Until you pass out, you’re still a recruit, you’re not really a Royal Marine.”
The Walter Mitty Hunters Club, which exposes military cheats, called it an “insult” to the corps.
This week Cllr Brackenridge said his military career was “terminated” for personal reasons.
Wolverhampton Council said: “In the event of any allegations against a councillor, they will be dealt with through the council’s code of conduct process.”
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The former mayor photographed wife Sureena Brackenridge, who won the Labor seat of Wolverhampton North East in July
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Ms Brackenridge is speaking at the 2023 Labor Party conference
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: HIS Education