51 h. ago No 10 says work on repealing Legacy Act ‘in lockstep’ but minister may quit

Veterans minister Al Carns may resign over plans to repeal the Act which has limited prosecutions against former members of the armed forces.

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63 h. ago 'It's one rule for us and another for the terrorist', one furious veteran tells ROBERT HARDMAN

Veterans of all stripes were in Parliament Square to support the public petition demanding that the Government does not repeal the Legacy Act.

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64 h. ago Hundreds of soldiers descend on Parliament angry at 'witch hunt' plan that could drag British veterans of the Troubles to court

MPs, who were watched by dozens of veterans in the public gallery in Westminster Hall, urged the Prime Minister to think again about the decision to repeal the Northern Ireland Legacy Act.

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64 h. ago 'It's one rule for us and another for the terrorist', one furious veteran tells ROBERT HARDMAN  

Veterans of all stripes were in Parliament Square to support the public petition demanding that the Government does not repeal the Legacy Act.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer accused of surrendering British veterans of the Troubles to face legal persecution from group of 'politically motivated lawyers'

Sir David Davis urged the Prime Minister to think again about the decision to repeal the Northern Ireland Legacy Act, which was designed to end the witch-hunt against British veterans.

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2 w. ago Starmer moves to bolster Reeves after tearful Commons episode fuels bonds slump

Prime minister says he ‘in lockstep’ with chancellor who will be in the position for a ‘very long time to come’

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