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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Black

Northern Ireland’s legacy Bill ‘can be improved’, says Heaton-Harris

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A controversial Government Bill aimed at addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s troubled past can be improved, the region’s new Secretary of State has said.

There is almost universal opposition to the proposed legislation which would see an effective amnesty offered for people accused of Troubles offences as long as they co-operate with a new truth recovery body.

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