By . Ryan Kisiel and Francesca Infante . PUBLISHED: . 10:56 EST, 14 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:28 EST, 14 August 2013 . Winston Churchill’s great-grandson took the fight to Downing Street yesterday to demand that all Afghan interpreters who have fought alongside British forces since war in the country began should be offered asylum. Alexander Perkins, who completed two tours in Afghanistan as a captain in the Scots Guards, said the interpreters will be ‘sent to their death’ if not offered sanctuary  in the UK. The Government has offered a five-year visa to 600 Afghan interpreters who were made redundant after last December and had served for a year or more on the frontline with the Army. Scroll down for video . Call of duty: Alexander Perkins, the great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, with Tim Collins, right, standing outside 10 Downing Street before handing over the petition with 55,000 signatures . Vital: Prince Harry directs two Afghan men around a British Army cordon, with the help of an Afghan interpreter during his 2008 tour . Afghan Military Translators Granted Asylum to UK. Pictured: Wahid, who received a Taliban letter delivered to his home threatening him and his family. It was handed to his seven year old daughter by a stranger on a motorbike. Also pictured are his wife, seven year old daughter (wearing yellow), five year old son (wearing blue) and three year old son (being held) But many officers say this leaves . about 2,000 who served on the frontline between 2001 and last year not . eligible and therefore at risk of revenge attacks by the Taliban when . troops pull out next year. Former Captain Perkins says his great-grandfather Winston Churchill would have looked at the plight of the Afghan interpreters from 'a soldiers perspective' Yesterday, Mr Perkins led a group of . veterans to deliver a petition with 53,000 signatures to David Cameron, . demanding all former interpreters are included in the scheme. The 27-year-old helped start the . campaign after his own interpreter, Baryalai Shams, 26, who he served . alongside in Helmand in 2008 and 2009, was refused leave to enter . Britain to claim asylum. Mr Perkins, who has left the Army and . is working on fuel projects in Africa, said: ‘My great-grandfather . Winston Churchill, who spent a large part of his career in the Army, . would have been shocked by the way our Government is treating men who . risked their lives to help British forces. ‘The interpreters took great risks to . help us, putting not only their lives but the lives of their families in . danger of Taliban reprisals.’ A total of 26 Afghan interpreters have been killed in action alongside British troops and another 150 wounded. The campaign in support of the . interpreters has won the support of senior politicians and former . generals, including Lord Ashdown, David Davis MP, General Sir Mike . Jackson and General Lord Dannatt. A Downing Street spokesman said: ‘The . Prime Minister has been very clear that we should not turn our backs on . our local staff in Afghanistan. ‘Any local employees who have worked . for the British government regardless of date and duration are offered a . range of protection measures.’ Shafiullah, pictured, who lost part of his arm when he was blown up on patrol with British forces . Wahid who received a Taliban letter delivered to his home threatening him and his family. Seen here during his time with the British Army in Helmand in 2009 . The Great-Grandson of Winston Churchill, Alexander Perkins, centre, arrives to deliver a petition to 10 Downing Street accompanied by Charlie Curry, Colonel Tim Collins, Alexander Perkins, Peter Isaacs, The Revd Douglas Dales . Former British Army interpreter Mohammad Rafi Hottak shows the scars he has after being tortured by the Taliban for helping the forces in Afghanistan . In the genes: Former Captain Perkins said his great grandfather war time Prime Minister Winston Churchill, pictured here with General Eisenhower, would approve of his campaign would also have stood up for the Afghan interpreters .
Alexander Perkins says the UK owes Afghan interpreters a 'huge debt'
Said they will be 'sent to their death' if not offered sanctuary in the UK .
He has collected more 55,000 signatures calling David Cameron to act .
To see former Captain Alexander Perkins' full interview on ITV Daybreak click here .
By . Ryan Kisiel and Francesca Infante . PUBLISHED: . 10:56 EST, 14 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:28 EST, 14 August 2013 . Winston Churchill’s great-grandson took the fight to Downing Street yesterday to demand that all Afghan interpreters who have fought alongside British forces since war in the country began should be offered asylum. Alexander Perkins, who completed two tours in Afghanistan as a captain in the Scots Guards, said the interpreters will be ‘sent to their death’ if not offered sanctuary  in the UK. The Government has offered a five-year visa to 600 Afghan interpreters who were made redundant after last December and had served for a year or more on the frontline with the Army. Scroll down for video . Call of duty: Alexander Perkins, the great-grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, with Tim Collins, right, standing outside 10 Downing Street before handing over the petition with 55,000 signatures . Vital: Prince Harry directs two Afghan men around a British Army cordon, with the help of an Afghan interpreter during his 2008 tour . Afghan Military Translators Granted Asylum to UK. Pictured: Wahid, who received a Taliban letter delivered to his home threatening him and his family. It was handed to his seven year old daughter by a stranger on a motorbike. Also pictured are his wife, seven year old daughter (wearing yellow), five year old son (wearing blue) and three year old son (being held) But many officers say this leaves . about 2,000 who served on the frontline between 2001 and last year not . eligible and therefore at risk of revenge attacks by the Taliban when . troops pull out next year. Former Captain Perkins says his great-grandfather Winston Churchill would have looked at the plight of the Afghan interpreters from 'a soldiers perspective' Yesterday, Mr Perkins led a group of . veterans to deliver a petition with 53,000 signatures to David Cameron, . demanding all former interpreters are included in the scheme. The 27-year-old helped start the . campaign after his own interpreter, Baryalai Shams, 26, who he served . alongside in Helmand in 2008 and 2009, was refused leave to enter . Britain to claim asylum. Mr Perkins, who has left the Army and . is working on fuel projects in Africa, said: ‘My great-grandfather . Winston Churchill, who spent a large part of his career in the Army, . would have been shocked by the way our Government is treating men who . risked their lives to help British forces. ‘The interpreters took great risks to . help us, putting not only their lives but the lives of their families in . danger of Taliban reprisals.’ A total of 26 Afghan interpreters have been killed in action alongside British troops and another 150 wounded. The campaign in support of the . interpreters has won the support of senior politicians and former . generals, including Lord Ashdown, David Davis MP, General Sir Mike . Jackson and General Lord Dannatt. A Downing Street spokesman said: ‘The . Prime Minister has been very clear that we should not turn our backs on . our local staff in Afghanistan. ‘Any local employees who have worked . for the British government regardless of date and duration are offered a . range of protection measures.’ Shafiullah, pictured, who lost part of his arm when he was blown up on patrol with British forces . Wahid who received a Taliban letter delivered to his home threatening him and his family. Seen here during his time with the British Army in Helmand in 2009 . The Great-Grandson of Winston Churchill, Alexander Perkins, centre, arrives to deliver a petition to 10 Downing Street accompanied by Charlie Curry, Colonel Tim Collins, Alexander Perkins, Peter Isaacs, The Revd Douglas Dales . Former British Army interpreter Mohammad Rafi Hottak shows the scars he has after being tortured by the Taliban for helping the forces in Afghanistan . In the genes: Former Captain Perkins said his great grandfather war time Prime Minister Winston Churchill, pictured here with General Eisenhower, would approve of his campaign would also have stood up for the Afghan interpreters .
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