The online petition is currently sitting on 102,263 signatures at the time of writing. It triggered a government response when it garnered 10,000 signatures which has just come through.

Reaching 100,000 signatures means the matter will be considered for debate in Parliament.

The Government defended the current policy in its response to the petition, saying: “The Government highly values the service of all members of the Armed Forces, including Gurkhas who have a long and distinguished history of service to the UK both here and overseas”.

The Government argued that the Gurkha pension is “very fair” and, although they are different, the policy has been upheld at three judicial reviews since 2003, including one case that went to the European Court of Human Rights.