SIR SEAN MAY BREAK HIS RETIREMENT BOND

Campaigner Ken McGinley, 71, made history when he was granted the right to sue the Ministry of Defence on behalf of thousands of former servicemen who were involved in nuclear testing on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.

More than 1,000 British soldiers claim they and their children were left with cancer and deformities after being exposed to radiation on the island more than 50 years ago.

Now Mr McGinley has revealed his fight has won the backing of Sir Sean who has declared he will happily narrate a movie about the soldiers’ ordeal.

Mr McGinley told The Scotsman: “Sir Sean was very interested in what we are fighting for. Having Sir Sean’s backing really gave me a boost. I can’t think of anyone better to help raise our profile.”

Sir Sean followed up his conversation with Mr McGinley by penning a letter to his friend, journalist Alan Rimmer, to reveal his interest in the case. “It is a shocking history of events,” he wrote.

“I have already made my opinion regarding the possibility of filming the book to Mr McGinley. I am more than interested to see the end result and I would be prepared to do narration.”