Written Statement·Commons·Northern Ireland Office·HCWS1387

Patrick Finucane Inquiry

9 March 2026

Hilary Benn

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Labour

Statement

On 11 September 2024, I announced the establishment of an independent statutory inquiry into the murder of Patrick Finucane in February 1989, under the Inquiries Act 2005. This decision was in response to the 2019 judgment of the Supreme Court, which foun...
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