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 with a new truth-recovery body.
In its third and final stage through Parliament on Tuesday, MPs voted 292 to 200—majority 92—to disagree with the suggested Peers change.
The bill will now return to the Lords for further consideration, with the government hoping it becomes law before the start of the summer recess on Thursday….