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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Harry Taylor

Ex-Tory minister urges Labour to drop repealing of Northern Ireland Legacy Act

Sir David Davis said the potential for prosecutions could have a ‘chilling’ effect on recruitment for the armed forces (PA/Ben Whitley) - (PA Wire)

The Government should halt any legislation that could lead to prosecutions of British armed forces veterans for their service in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a former Tory cabinet member has said.

Sir David Davis said the attempts to put veterans through the legal system for their actions while serving in Northern Ireland was a “rewriting of history”.

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