Northern Ireland Troubles Bill passes House of Commons and moves to Lords
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill has passed all stages in the House of Commons and now moves to the House of Lords. MPs approved the legislation by 330 votes to 178, giving the government a majority of 152. The bill is intended to replace the 2023 Northern Ireland Legacy Act, which had offered immunity from prosecution to people who co-operated with a fact-finding body and was later ruled incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.The new bill removes blanket immunity from prosecution, while keeping a number of reassurances for former members of the security forces after lobbying from former... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 20 Oct 2026 21:07 LONDON
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