The sister of a woman killed in the Birmingham pub bombings 50 years ago has described the British government’s Legacy Act as a “devious smokescreen”. Julie Hambleton was speaking after a ...

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Currently, the law under the Legacy Act blocks Mr Adams and others interned without trial in the 1970s from claiming compensation for unlawful detention but Belfast's high court ruled parts of it ...

The current Troubles Act introduced by the Tories blocks the former Sinn Fein president and up to 400 other Republicans from claiming compensation over their detention in prison in the 1970s for ...

Mr Adams also warned of the need for “caution” and called for more detail to be provided by the UK government in how it intends to change elements of the controversial Legacy Act relating to ...

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, a report backed by several peers has stated. The legislation presently ...

but it did block retrospective compensation in its Legacy Act. Now Hilary Benn and Keir Starmer are scrapping the act and that clause. It was the ex Ireland rugby player and longtime ...

Sections of the Legacy Act agreed by parliament in 2023 in response to the Supreme Court ruling have blocked Mr Adams from receiving compensation. But after the High Court in Belfast ruled in ...

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, a report backed by several peers has stated. The legislation presently blocks ...

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams will receive taxpayer-funded compensation if Sir Keir Starmer’s government plans to repeal the Legacy Act go ahead, a think-tank has claimed. Mr Adams is ...