Hilary Benn rejects calls to scrap the new commission investigating troubles killings.
Calls to scrap the new commission investigating Troubles killings have been rejected by Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn.
As a result, it concluded public confidence in the ICRIR could be undermined because the Northern Ireland secretary had the “final say” on disclosure of sensitive material.In his first interview since the judgement, Benn refused to say if the government planned to appeal the court ruling.But he warned that while he wanted to provide “maximum disclosure for families” he had to balance that with “national security”.
Defending the government’s decision to retain the ICRIR, Benn said it could not ditch the Troubles legacy legislation and then leave a "vacuum".Benn said the government had no choice given the state of the public finances left behind by the previous Conservative government. On Casement Park funding, after the government announced it would not provide money so the stadium could be built in time for Euro 2028, Benn said he was still waiting to see an
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