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Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard (UUP)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 May 2025

Debate

Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery

Contribution

My Lords, last year, the Conservative Government brought a Northern Ireland legacy Bill to this House and this Parliament. I did not support it because of limited immunity, but at least they had the courage and the decency to bring it to this House for debate and voting instead of having a de facto amnesty. The noble Lord, Lord Reid, at the time warned Prime Minister Blair of the consequences of having Sinn Féin, linked to a terrorist organisation, in government. I ask the Minister: at that time, because of the individuals involved in that meeting, does she accept that Gerry Adams was a senior figure in the IRA?

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