MPs debate case of Marine jailed for Taliban shooting

Sgt Alexander Blackman is serving eight years in prison.

The wife of jailed Royal Marine Alexander Blackman has been in Parliament today as MPs debated his case. Sgt Blackman, from Taunton, is serving a life in jail - with a minimum of eight years - after being convicted of murdering a wounded Taliban fighter.

Claire Blackman has said she will not give up the fight to clear his name - and described today as 'a good step forward'.

Supportive MP Richard Drax described Sgt Blackman as a "decent man pushed beyond endurance", however today the MoD agreed to release a full report which accuses him of slipping to "unacceptably low standards".