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Man who became national hero to Gurkhas

2 February 2012 | Worldwide  By Kate Gerbeau 
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To the families of Gurkhas in Nepal he is a national hero but Peter Carroll could never have imagined that his campaigning as a local politician and a chance chat with a group of Gurkhas would take him on such a journey.

His new book charts the twists and turns of a campaign that changed a Government's mind and secured Gurkhas the right to settle in the UK.