Northern Ireland
MPs brace for crunch Northern Ireland legacy vote TODAY as David Davis warns ex-soldiers will be left exposed to ‘vindictive lawfare’
As published by the Daily Mail MPs are due to hold a crunch House of Commons vote on Troubles laws today – amid claims British ex-soldiers will be left exposed to ‘vindictive lawfare’. The Government is seeking to pass a ‘remedial order’ to repeal immunity provisions from Northern Ireland legacy legislation. This will amend the […]
David Davis MP writes for the Daily Mail about the Government’s Remedial Order to the Northern Ireland (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
As published in the Daily Mail This week is the beginning of a process which will expose British soldiers, particularly the SAS, to vindictive lawfare in Northern Ireland. On Wednesday, the Government will use a technical instrument known as a remedial order to overturn, in part, legislation passed in 2023 by the Conservatives that stopped […]
SAS soldiers threaten legal action over legacy plans, says MP
As published by the BBC A group which represents past and present Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers is threatening legal action over the government’s legislation to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland troubles. Conservative MP Sir David Davis described the move as unprecedented in the history of the British Army. Speaking during Prime […]