Securing confidence of victims paramount for new legacy framework – Sinn Fein

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald TD (centre), with First Minister Michelle O’Neill (left) and Gerry Kelly MLA (right), speaking to the media outside the Sinn Fein offices in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Wire)

Securing the confidence of victims and survivors will be “paramount” if new legacy arrangements are to be successful, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said.

Political parties in Northern Ireland have given a mixed response to the framework published by the UK and Irish governments to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.