Hilary Benn

Hilary Benn

Labour — Leeds South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 June 2026

Debate

Supreme Court Dillon Judgment: Policy Implications

Contribution

That is indeed what the Supreme Court found in that particular important case. The Equality Act 2010 applies in only limited ways in Northern Ireland, as the hon. and learned Member knows. I agree with him on his first point. The Government took the appeal because they felt that the interpretation of the Windsor framework, particularly article 2, by the Northern Ireland courts was too broad. The Supreme Court has agreed with the Government and said that it is a much more narrow interpretation, relating to the troubles, not the expansive interpretation that we have previously seen.

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