What do the new Northern Ireland Troubles legacy proposals entail?

Political leaders from across the spectrum in the Stormont assembly said the Conservatives Legacy Act would shut off legal due process just because the killings took place in Northern Ireland. Photograph: Liam McBurney/Reuters

New measures aimed at healing the wounds on all sides of the Northern Ireland Troubles have been unveiled by the British and Irish governments.

They will replace the controversial Legacy Act brought in by the Conservatives that cancelled inquests and prosecutions.