Hilary Benn

Hilary Benn

Labour — Leeds South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 June 2026

Debate

Replacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

Contribution

We are looking at amendments to improve the process for families, to further safeguard our Operation Banner veterans and to ensure oversight of how the protections work. We will make it clear that there is no equivalence, and never was, between the actions of terrorists and the conduct of our armed forces and the police in trying to protect life. We will ensure that coroners and the commission take proper account of the circumstances in which our armed forces were operating. All those things will be consistent with the joint framework and with the Government’s human rights obligations, and I would hope that the Opposition would welcome them all.

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