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Rebecca Black

Bryant accused of ‘abdication of responsibility’ over victims’ scheme

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant (Oliver McVeigh/PA) - (PA Wire)

Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant has been accused of an “abdication of responsibility” to victims of the Troubles, after declining to extend a scheme for those permanently disabled as a result of the decades-long conflict.

The victims group Relatives For Justice accused him of taking a “horrific position”, after receiving a letter from Sir Chris in which he said his decision came after he did not receive a request to extend from the NI Executive.

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