Cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s past estimated at more than £2 billion

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The cost of dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past is set to be considerably more than £2 billion, a UK think tank has estimated.

The Policy Exchange has put the cost of inquiries, court cases, inquests and compensation payouts so far at between £840 million and £1.4 billion.