War of words explodes between former armed forces minister and the MoD as army is accused of 'playing down' soldiers' problem housing to spare itself embarrassment but it today agrees to pause controversial new allocation by family size rule

In a bruising encounter in the Commons, ex-Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois claimed defence officials in Whitehall had deliberately misled MPs over the 'safety' of troops living in military quarters.

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