Troubles bill risks helping IRA goals, says ex-minister Carns (opens original article in a new tab)

A former UK minister claims the government's Troubles legacy legislation risks helping the IRA achieve political goals, while the Northern Ireland Office defends the bill as a necessary step to address past flaws.

• Former Armed Forces Minister Al Carns claims the Troubles legacy legislation could help the IRA achieve political goals
• The legislation aims to replace the 2023 Legacy Act with a Legacy Commission and protections for veterans
• The Northern Ireland Office defends the bill as a necessary step to address flaws in the previous government's legislation
• Carns criticized the plans for creating a 'hierarchy of truth' and causing 'never-ending legal wranglings' costing hundreds of millions