Sir Keir Starmer has said he will try "every conceivable way" to prevent former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams from receiving a payout following the repeal of the Legacy Act. However ...

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The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 would have blocked compensation for former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and hundreds of others ... of State announced the appointment ...

IRA victims have warned Sir Keir Starmer that it would be “perverse” and “offensive” to allow Gerry Adams compensation that they have been denied. They are urging the Government not to ...

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 would have blocked compensation for former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams and hundreds ... appointment of David Johnstone as ...

Giving Gerry Adams compensation for his internment during the Troubles would be “repugnant” to victims, the son of a murdered prison officer has said. Mr Adams was interned without trial ...

As Mr S pointed out in summer, Sir Keir Starmer’s appointee has held some rather, er, interesting roles in the past – including representing ex-Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams only last year. The Irish ...

What the government now proposes to do is to use its powers under the Human Rights Act 1998 to repeal legislation, enacted in 2023, that prevents Gerry Adams and hundreds of others claiming ...

Gerry Adams has said he is not surprised the UK Government would seek to “dodge its lawful and human rights responsibilities” in respect of compensating him and other Troubles internees.