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Gerry Adams Troubles payout ‘repugnant’ - Austin Stack
Keir Starmer has said he would look at "every conceivable way" to block the former Sinn Féin MP and leader from receiving a payout.
Starmer to pay damages to Gerry Adams
Outcry from peers and IRA bomb victims as PM’s decision to repeal Troubles legislation means former Sinn Fein leader is in line for payout
Government will try to block Gerry Adams payout - PM
Mr Adams has consistently denied being a member of the IRA. A clause in the act currently blocks payouts to him and about 400 other people also interned. Labour, which has begun the process of repealing the act, said the previous government's approach to legacy was "almost universally opposed in Northern Ireland".
Fury as Keir Starmer enables Gerry Adams to get taxpayer-funded compensation
Gerry Adams will be eligible for a bumper payout if Sir Keir Starmer 's Government scraps a block on compensation for people interned during the Troubles, a think tank has warned. And the daughter of a police officer killed by the IRA in 1983 has described the move as "highly unacceptable".
Pressure builds on Starmer over payout for Gerry Adams
Lord Hermer, the Attorney General friend of the PM, refuses to say whether he profited from work with the Sinn Fein president
Sir Keir Starmer says government will 'look at every conceivable way' to stop Gerry Adams payout
A thinktank backed by 16 peers has criticised the government's plan to lift a ban on compensation for unlawful detention during the Troubles.
Gerry Adams will be BLOCKED from claiming taxpayer compensation, Keir Starmer pledges following MP backlash
GERRY Adams will be blocked from claiming taxpayer-funded compensation if possible, Sir Keir Starmer pledged today following a massive backlash. The PM pledged to “look at every conceivable way”
Gerry Adams warns Sir Keir Starmer not to ‘dodge’ responsibilities on payouts to ex-detainees
Sir Keir Starmer said he was looking at ‘every conceivable way’ to prevent compensation being paid to Mr Adams and others interned in the Troubles.
Government will try to block Adams' compensation - Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer was speaking in the House of Commons after the Conservatives said it was "shameful" that repealing the Legacy Act could put Mr Adams in line for a "cheque". The Legacy Act presently blocks him - and many others interned without trial in the 1970s - from claiming compensation for unlawful detention.
PM responds as Badenoch slams 'shameful' Gerry Adams payout proposal
Conservative Kemi Badenoch said in the Commons it was 'shameful' Sir Keir is proposing to 'write a cheque to compensate Gerry Adams'. Sir Keir was grilled on the prospect of the former Sinn Fein leader receiving a payout during PMQs.
Hard-hitting letter from Prince Philip reveals his anger at the IRA over murder of uncle
A letter has emerged which the late Prince Philip wrote to his friend in the aftermath of the brutal murder of Lord ...
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Attorney general refuses to answer questions on Gerry Adams
Richard Hermer KC asked about former Sinn Fein president during House of Commons justice select committee session.
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Gerry Adams: Trial date set for former Sinn Fein President to face IRA volunteers in court in civil action
This will be the first time that Mr Adams will be cross-examined in an English court. He will appear in person, about ...
Fury as ex-Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in line for PAYOUT for being held during The Troubles under new Labour law
EX-SINN Fein leader Gerry Adams is in line for compensation — after Labour lifted a ban on Troubles damages. The former ...
Congratulations, Keir Starmer — you can add IRA victims to list of those you've betrayed
Just when you thought that Sir Keir Starmer couldn't offend the ordinary people of this country even more, the Prime Minister ...
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The courts must do as Parliament decides
In 2023, parliament blocked moves that would have allowed Gerry Adams and other IRA sympathisers to claim compensation for wrongful arrest. The former Sinn Fein leader had been interned in the early ...