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The Armed Forces will get their own union if Jeremy Corbyn becomes Prime Minister – though they will be banned from striking.

The Labour leader plans to introduce an Armed Forces Federation on the lines of the Police Federation, which represents ordinary cops.

He will decide on the exact structure when he consults service personnel and their families once Labour is in government.

He said: “Under the Tories our servicemen and women have seen their pay cut and essential services outsourced.

“A body that stands up for their interests will give personnel a voice to defend their pay and conditions and ensure they are treated with the respect they have earned.”

The Armed Forces Federation would take up grievances on issues like housing and pensions.

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It would also join in wage negotiations with the Armed Forces Pay Review Body.

Mr Corbyn has been studying America, where the Association of the US Army keeps Congress informed about welfare.

Latest figures show that under the Tories, pay has fallen by nearly six per cent for Army privates.

That means a squaddie’s starting salary is £1,159 lower in real terms than in 2010.

Soldiers, sailors and air force personnel would pay a membership fee to join the Fed, expected to be about £11-a-year.

Mr Corbyn’s consultation will seek views on whether one Fed for all three branches of the military would work.

Or an umbrella body could have three branches to represent the different needs of the Army, Navy and Air Force.