Gerry Adams in line for 'pay day' if Legacy Act repealed
Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, a report backed by several peers has stated.
Why has controversy erupted in the UK about Gerry Adams possibly getting compensation for internment?
There is unrest within the UK Parliament at the idea of former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams benefitting from the compensation scheme.
Gerry Adams Troubles payout ‘repugnant’ - Austin Stack
Keir Starmer has said he would look at "every conceivable way" to block the former Sinn Féin MP and leader from receiving a payout.
Government will try to block Gerry Adams payout - PM
Mr Adams has consistently denied being a member of the IRA. A clause in the act currently blocks payouts to him and about 400 other people also interned. Labour, which has begun the process of repealing the act, said the previous government's approach to legacy was "almost universally opposed in Northern Ireland".
Sir Keir Starmer says government will 'look at every conceivable way' to stop Gerry Adams payout
A thinktank backed by 16 peers has criticised the government's plan to lift a ban on compensation for unlawful detention during the Troubles.
Starmer looking at 'every conceivable way' to avoid compensating Gerry Adams
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he is looking at "every conceivable way" to stop former Troubles internees, such as former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, from seeking compensation.
Fury as Keir Starmer enables Gerry Adams to get taxpayer-funded compensation
Gerry Adams will be eligible for a bumper payout if Sir Keir Starmer 's Government scraps a block on compensation for people interned during the Troubles, a think tank has warned. And the daughter of a police officer killed by the IRA in 1983 has described the move as "highly unacceptable".
Why is Gerry Adams in line for a ‘pay day from the taxpayer’ if Legacy Act repealed?
Why is Gerry Adams in line for a ‘pay day from the taxpayer’ if Legacy Act repealed? BBC NI Crime and Justice Correspondent Julian O'Neill explains.
Starmer to pay damages to Gerry Adams
Gerry Adams is in line for taxpayer-funded compensation because of Sir Keir Starmer’s human rights plans, senior peers have warned.
PM responds as Badenoch slams 'shameful' Gerry Adams payout proposal
Conservative Kemi Badenoch said in the Commons it was 'shameful' Sir Keir is proposing to 'write a cheque to compensate Gerry Adams'. Sir Keir was grilled on the prospect of the former Sinn Fein leader receiving a payout during PMQs.
Government will try to block Adams' compensation - Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer was speaking in the House of Commons after the Conservatives said it was "shameful" that repealing the Legacy Act could put Mr Adams in line for a "cheque". The Legacy Act presently blocks him - and many others interned without trial in the 1970s - from claiming compensation for unlawful detention.
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Why is Gerry Adams in line for a ‘pay day from the taxpayer’ if Legacy Act repealed?
Gerry Adams in line for ‘payday from taxpayer’ under plans to repeal Legacy Act, says think tank report
Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson KC says Labour’s reasonings for planning to repeal the Legacy Act ‘make no sense’ ...
How Keir Starmer sought damages for IRA terrorist as MPs pave way for Gerry Adams payout
The Prime Minister represented an IRA criminal and an armed robber years before his decision to repeal the Legacy Act.
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Gerry Adams 'not surprised' at British attempts to prevent him and other internees claiming compensation
A proposed repeal of the North's Legacy Act could allow the ex-SF leader to lodge a claim for detention without trial in the ...