DUP MP Jim Shannon breaks down in tears in the House of Commons while speaking of the murder of his cousin and a friend in the 1971, ahead of a key vote on the government's controversial Northern Ireland legacy bill.
A Northern Ireland MP broke down in tears in the House of Commons while speaking of the murder of his cousin and a friend in 1971.
"Our pain is still here, our pain is still raw and our people grieve and my constituents grieve, and really you say they're going to have justice?Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris responded that the bill is not perfect but that families could use the bill to get information. It is now likely the government will fail in its bid to get the bill through Parliament before MPs begin their summer break on Thursday.
Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Peter Kyle said there was still time for the government to pause and reconsider the bill. The government told peers it would bring forward amendments including "a more robust process" around immunity from prosecution
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