Lords block bid to protect Armed Forces personnel from historic war crimes prosecutions Peers demand changes are made to Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill, Updated Johnny Mercer in Parliament (Image: Parliament TV) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The House of Lords has blocked Government efforts to protect Armed Forces veterans and serving personnel from "vexatious" prosecution for historic alleged war crimes.