MPs have overturned attempts to remove a conditional immunity provision from contentious legislation aimed at halting post-conflict prosecutions in Northern Ireland. The House of Lords had voted to tear up an element of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill, which offers those accused of Troubles-related crimes immunity from being prosecuted if they cooperate…
Son of Murdered Politician Tells Tories to Scrap ‘Obscene’ Legacy Bill
Paul Wilson said anyone who committed crimes during the Northern Ireland Troubles should face justice The son of a high-profile politician murdered in one of the most gruesome and shocking attacks of the Troubles, has urged Westminster to halt plans to end conflict-related prosecutions in Northern Ireland. Paul Wilson called proposals under the Northern Ireland…
British Government to Hold Omagh Bomb Inquiry
The British government will hold a full independent inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing, the Northern Ireland Secretary has announced. Chris Heaton-Harris told MPs on Thursday that he intends to establish an independent statutory probe into the circumstances of the Real IRA atrocity that claimed the lives of 29 people, including unborn twins. Speaking in…
Northern Ireland Legacy Bill Will End Court Case ‘Merry-Go-Round,’ Says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace
Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has lauded new legislation to deal with the legacy of The Troubles in Northern Ireland as the best way of ending the “merry-go-round” of court cases. The Legacy Bill, which is going through Parliament, would provide immunity for those accused of offences during The Troubles as long as they cooperate…
Man Arrested Over 1996 Bombing of Manchester by Provisional IRA
Greater Manchester Police have arrested a man in connection with the bombing of the city centre in 1996, which was claimed at the time by the Provisional IRA. He was arrested at Birmingham Airport on Thursday night on suspicion of terrorist offences. On June 15, 1996, two men parked a lorry near Manchester’s Arndale shopping…
Conditional Amnesty Bill for Northern Ireland Shows ‘Hole’ in Good Friday Agreement: Expert
The British government’s latest attempt to deal with more than 1,000 unsolved killings during The Troubles in Northern Ireland has highlighted a “hole” in the Good Friday Agreement, says a leading expert on conflict resolution. Duncan Morrow, a politics professor and director of community engagement at Ulster University, said there was “suspicion” the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy…
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