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Michael Kenwood

DUP and Sinn Féin clash during City Hall debate over victims bill

A City Hall debate on the Government's controversial Troubles Bill has sparked a clash between Sinn Féin and the DUP.

One elected rep described the row as “a depressing sectarianisation of debate in City Hall”.

At the monthly meeting of the full council on Wednesday evening, an SDLP motion from Councillor Carl Whyte was carried, calling on the UK government to abandon the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill - largely seen as an amnesty against perpetrators of violence.

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