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Starmer’s digital ID plan could be jeopardised by Irish jobs agreement

Political parties in Northern Ireland have criticised the plan to introduce mandatory digital ID for workers

The Independent UK

Benn has ‘no doubt’ Irish Government will honour legacy commitments

Mr Benn unveiled a legacy framework for dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past with Tanaiste Simon Harris last month.

Evening Standard

Benn pressed on potential ‘collapse’ of motor industry due to incoming EU rules

DUP MP Gavin Robinson said new rules coming on emissions and sales of cars will have a significant impact.

Evening Standard

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Adams accuses Government of ‘duplicity’ over move to block compensation payout

The ex-Sinn Fein president said he was consulting lawyers after a Bill was tabled to prevent him securing a payout over his internment in the 1970s.

Evening Standard

Bereaved will judge legislation on Northern Ireland Troubles legacy, MPs told

The draft laws come after the Government last month unveiled a joint framework agreed with the Irish government.

Evening Standard

Government moves to block payouts to Gerry Adams and other Troubles detainees

A 2020 Supreme Court ruling had paved the way for Mr Adams to secure compensation for his detention without trial in the early 1970s.

Evening Standard

Troubles legacy law battle ‘constitutionally profound’, Supreme Court told

The Northern Ireland Office has taken a battle over the 2023 Legacy Act to the UK’s highest court.

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Supreme Court to examine Northern Ireland Troubles legacy law

The Government has brought a challenge to the UK’s highest court on aspects of the last Conservative government’s contentious Legacy Act.

Evening Standard

Badenoch’s position on human rights convention ‘very worrying’, Sinn Fein says

Mrs Badenoch kicked off the annual Tory conference in Manchester with a pledge to leave the ECHR.

Evening Standard

Badenoch stance on ECHR ‘utterly irresponsible’, Northern Ireland Secretary says

The Tory leader said every Conservative candidate must sign up to leaving the ECHR or face being barred from standing at the next election.

Evening Standard

UK Government ‘in discussion’ with Irish administration over digital ID scheme

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said both the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and Common Travel Area would be upheld.

Evening Standard

Reform UK’s efforts to walk away from ECHR are ‘reckless’ – Benn

Reform leader Nigel Farage has suggested the 1998 Good Friday Agreement could be ‘renegotiated’ to remove references to the ECHR.

Evening Standard

Hilary Benn urged to call public inquiry after police surveillance revelations

Journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney say only an inquiry can answer all the questions.

Evening Standard

Appointment of paramilitary ‘interlocutor’ slammed by Long

Hilary Benn has announced that Fleur Ravensbergen will take up the role of Independent Expert on paramilitary group transition to disbandment.

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Benn insists protections for veterans will also apply to non-military witnesses

The Northern Ireland Secretary said the Government wanted to provide ‘pastoral care’ to ex-soldiers who were involved in legacy case probes.

International Business Times

UK, Ireland Announce New 'Troubles' Legacy Deal

The UK government announced Friday it would replace controversial legislation designed to draw a line under issues stemming from three decades of violence in Northern Ireland, paving the way for investigations into killings to restart.

Evening Standard

New Northern Ireland legacy deal ‘leaves a lot of questions to answer’ – victims

Amnesty International warned that the new deal must be ‘more than just a rebrand’.

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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Evening Standard

Benn rejects claim of handling ‘dual control’ of legacy issues to Dublin

Irish deputy premier Simon Harris also pushed back on unionist criticism that his government had been given too much say on the new legacy framework.

Evening Standard

Legacy accord offers chance to deal with ‘unfinished business’ of peace process

The UK and Irish governments have unveiled new-look legacy mechanisms to examine cases linked to the Northern Ireland Troubles.

Evening Standard

Irish government to stand by calls for public inquiry in Sean Brown case

Simon Harris will stress that the timeline for making the reforms to the Legacy Commission would not result in a timely outcome for Mr Brown’s widow.

The Independent UK

UK and Ireland unveil joint framework on Northern Ireland Troubles legacy

Tanaiste Simon Harris will join Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn on Friday afternoon to formally unveil the proposals.

The Guardian - UK

British and Irish governments to present new Troubles legacy proposals

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

Evening Standard

Governments to publish framework to deal with legacy of NI Troubles

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn and Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris will unveil the framework on Friday.

Evening Standard

UK and Irish governments to publish framework on dealing with legacy of Troubles

The Labour Government came to power with a pledge to replace and repeal the controversial 2023 Legacy Act introduced by the Conservatives.

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