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No prosecutions over allegations of false evidence at Bloody Sunday Inquiry

Sixteen people will not be prosecuted over allegations of giving false evidence to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) in Northern Ireland has said. The decisions relate to 15 former soldiers and one former alleged member ...

19 Apr 2024 at 13:00

Local News

Bloody Sunday: Mowlam wanted no soldiers to face legal action

Any review of the events of Bloody Sunday should have an “overriding limitation” that no soldier should be placed in danger of legal action, Mo Mowlam told a cabinet colleague in 1997. However, the then Northern Ireland Secretary also said she ...

29 Dec 2022 at 11:13

Northern Ireland

Mowlam wanted no soldiers to face legal action over Bloody Sunday

29 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Tony Blair defends controversial on-the-runs scheme

Former prime minister Tony Blair has defended his controversial on-the-runs (OTR) scheme for republicans during the peace process. Mr Blair said the scheme was part of his government’s efforts to prevent further terror-related deaths. ...

16 Mar 2023 at 15:45

Northern Ireland

Belfast Agreement has survived almost 25 years despite objections – Lord Trimble

The Belfast Agreement has survived almost 25 years despite objections to some parts of it, Northern Ireland’s former First Minister has said. The peace agreement brokered in 1998 saw the establishment of the powersharing Assembly at ...

27 Jun 2022 at 20:31

Northern Ireland

Labour’s general election challenge is tougher after sweeping boundary changes

Sir Keir Starmer needs a bigger swing than Sir Tony Blair’s 1997 landslide to win a majority at the General Election, with his task made more difficult by changes to constituency boundaries. The Labour leader must achieve a swing ...

04 Jul 2024 at 02:45

Northern Ireland

Bid to ban hunting in Northern Ireland relaunched

A bid to ban hunting in Northern Ireland has been relaunched. Alliance MLA John Blair is behind a Private Member’s Bill which has been backed by the League Against Cruel Sports and the USPCA. The charities said Northern Ireland ...

21 Oct 2024 at 16:34

Northern Ireland

Political stability needed to protect union, says Tony Blair

Political stability is the best way to protect the union between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, former prime minister Tony Blair has told MPs. Mr Blair said he wanted the union to be maintained but added the “less ...

16 Mar 2023 at 14:08

Local News

Tony Blair tried to steer speech for Gerry Adams on IRA disarmament

Tony Blair attempted to amend a Gerry Adams statement on IRA disarmament, newly unsealed documents show. On April 27 2003, then-Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams gave a lengthy address on the decommissioning of arms by the ...

27 Dec 2024 at 11:57

Northern Ireland

Lough Neagh recovery will involve hurt and pain for some sectors, MLA warns

The recovery of Lough Neagh will inevitably involve “hurt and pain” for sectors which have contributed to the environmental crisis impacting its water, an MLA has warned. Alliance Party MLA John Blair said while ...

12 Sept 2024 at 13:39

National News

Powersharing ‘surest way’ to secure NI’s place in union – Chris Heaton-Harris

Chris Heaton-Harris has said powersharing is “the surest way” to secure Northern Ireland’s place in the Union, as he said real leadership is about having the courage to say “yes”. The Northern Ireland Secretary ...

18 Apr 2023 at 13:59

Northern Ireland

Tony Blair warned NI peace talks would ‘lose all credibility’ without progress

Tony Blair warned Bertie Ahern in July 1997 that the peace talks may “lose all credibility” if they did not move forward, archive files have revealed. A meeting between the two leaders and senior Irish and ...

30 Dec 2022 at 00:01

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