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David Bonney is thought to be the last man in Britain ever to go to prison for being gay

By Lauren Moss, LGBT correspondent & Josh Parry, LGBT producer

BBC News

The government has dropped a key commitment to veterans who were sacked or forced out of the military for being gay, sources have told the BBC.

In July - following an independent report - the then Defence Secretary Ben Wallace promised a Westminster debate about how best to make reparations.

The BBC has learned the debate is now scrapped, meaning MPs will not get to scrutinise the government's response.

The government says it will publish its full response to the report "shortly".

Leading military charities have signed an open letter calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to honour the promise to hold a debate and "bring an end to the shame and dishonour" veterans have suffered.

They have also asked for the £50m compensation limit that was recommended in the review to be lifted.