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Legacy Act

since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 21:32 UTC

auto-detected in 12 stories

15 days ago

UK security services helped devise act that gave amnesty over Troubles killings ⊖⊖

found 2026 › May › 26 (Tue) @ 05:12 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Revelation that policing and state agency figures were in secret policymaking group angers victims’ groups

The British security services were involved in formulating the controversial Legacy Act, whic…

6 months ago

Labour accused of allowing terrorists to 'rewrite history' with nine new cases set to be brought against British army veterans ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 09 (Sun) @ 03:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Ministers have already drawn fire from veterans after scrapping the Legacy Act, a Tory law which gave soldiers immunity from prosecutions.

8 months ago

Hilary Benn: Troubles legacy agreement will deal with ‘unfinished business’ ○

found 2025 › Sep › 19 (Fri) @ 15:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Northern Ireland secretary says he hopes measures will give answers to victims on both sides of political divide

The Northern Ireland secretary has said new measures aiming to deal with crimes committ…

British and Irish governments to unveil new Troubles legacy proposals ○

found 2025 › Sep › 19 (Fri) @ 05:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Framework outlines legislation both sides will need to pass to create agency investigating Troubles-era crimes

The British and Irish governments are to unveil a new framework to deal with the legacy o…

Ireland commits to co-operate with new Troubles legacy body ○

found 2025 › Sep › 19 (Fri) @ 05:45 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

A new framework seeks to heal a rift between the UK and Irish governments created by the Legacy Act.

10 months ago

'It's one rule for us and another for the terrorist', one furious veteran tells ROBERT HARDMAN ○

found 2025 › Jul › 15 (Tue) @ 00:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Veterans of all stripes were in Parliament Square to support the public petition demanding that the Government does not repeal the Legacy Act.

Treasury minister says ‘headline’ rate of income tax won’t go up, in hint thresholds might be frozen in budget – UK politics live ○

found 2025 › Jul › 14 (Mon) @ 10:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Darren Jones also declines to rule out wealth tax when questioned about government plans

Investigations into the deaths of more than 200 British soldiers were halted by the Conservatives’ Northern Ire…

11 months ago

The 'useful idiots' in the Prime Minister's ranks who blew up the law to prevent the hounding of veterans ○

found 2025 › Jun › 27 (Fri) @ 01:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Johnny Mercer, the architect of the Legacy Act, took aim at the former troops who have left Northern Ireland veterans exposed. It comes as former SAS soldiers face possible murder charges.

16 months ago

Starmer vows to prevent Gerry Adams from claiming compensation ○

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 15:41 UTC

a story from Financial Times ✅ › Financial Times

Tories blast UK government plans to repeal parts of Legacy Act

Government will try to block Gerry Adams compensation payout, says PM ○

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 14:34 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

It is believed Gerry Adams will pursue a compensation bid if the Legacy Act is repealed.

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