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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent and Lisa O’Carroll

British and Irish governments to present new Troubles legacy proposals

Hilary Benn and Simon Harris speak at a press conference at Hillsborough Castle in April.
Hilary Benn, the UK’s Northern Ireland secretary (left), and Simon Harris, Ireland’s foreign affairs minister, will publish the proposals after a year of negotiations. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

The British and Irish governments are to announce a new framework to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles in an effort to resolve an issue that has bedevilled politics in the region and relations between London and Dublin.

The proposals, to be outlined on Friday afternoon, threaten to reopen a rift between the government and former troops who got amnesty from prosecution under the Legacy Act, passed by the Conservative government in 2023.

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