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Speaking in the House of Lords on 26 February 2025
Debate
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024Contribution
Finally, it is very sad that this kind of thing is on social media, but there is a meme doing the rounds that depicts Sir Keir Starmer speaking to British troops as they board an aircraft. He says to them, “I need you to get on this plane and go to Ukraine to fight. If you live and come back, I will make sure you are jailed for war crimes. Just like we do in Northern Ireland, we will hunt you down”. Is that really what we want to do to our brave soldiers? Because that is what will happen. It will not be IRA killers who took part in bombings who will face this—many have had their get-out-of-jail cards and royal pardons and gone off to America; it will be the soldiers and police who did their best under incredibly difficult circumstances.
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