The families of three young soldiers who died in controversial circumstances at Deepcut Barracks will today speak out against the MoD's handling of military deaths.

Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Lembit Opik will join relatives of Cheryl James, Geoff Gray and James Collinson at the event.

The MP for Montgomeryshire has previously spoken out against the Government's decision not to hold a public inquiry into the Deepcut deaths.

Geoff Gray, 17, Cheryl James, 18, and James Collinson, 17, died from gunshot wounds at the Deepcut base between 1995-2002.

Alan Richards, from Cwmavon, Port Talbot, will also attend the press conference to protest at the handling of his son's death.

Wayne Richards, 17, was shot in the head and shoulder after a mix-up between blank and live ammunition during a 30-week training programme at the Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, Devon, in March 2000.

Reg Keys whose son Lance Corporal Thomas Keys, 20, was killed by a mob in Iraq in 2003 will also attend.

Mr Keys, of Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, North Wales, previously called for an independent inquiry into the 2003 atrocity.

A statement released ahead of the event criticised the Ministry of Defence's approach to handling military deaths.

An MoD spokesman said last night: ''We are aware that every death like that is a tragedy. Obviously we regret the loss of life and we understand their desire to know the circumstances surrounding the deaths.''