The Ministry of Defence is pursuing out-of-court talks to resolve a legal dispute over compensation for gay veterans forced to resign from the armed forces because of their sexuality.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting told the Guardian that the MoD held talks this week in response to a high court challenge. The case centres on rules that prevented some veterans from receiving £50,000 payments despite being forced out of military service.
The source material does not specify which veterans are blocked from the payments, the grounds for the legal challenge, the timeline for resolution, or the positions of the parties in the negotiations.