Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, a report backed by several peers has stated.

Gerry Adams in line for ‘payday from taxpayer’ under plans to repeal Legacy Act, says think tank report. Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson KC says Labour’s reasonings for planning to ...

However, sections of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, agreed by the UK government in 2023 in response to the court ruling, have blocked Gerry Adams from ...

In an article written for Tribune magazine, Mr Adams said it was now “obvious” the Labour Government would not get rid of the Legacy Act. I have no personal interest in compensation for myself.

The main purpose of the act was to put an end to British soldiers being prosecuted for events during the Troubles, but the clause prevented people in Adams’s position from claiming compensation.

Despite this, the Legacy Act as it currently stands prevents Adams, and hundreds of others who were interned without trial in the North in the 1970s, from claiming compensation for their unlawful ...

Attorney General insists work for Gerry Adams unconnected to Legacy Act Lord Hermer has defended representing the former Sinn Fein leader, who may be able to claim compensation if the legislation ...