The government has published amendments to its legacy bill which would block Gerry Adams and others from obtaining compensation over internment without trial in the 1970s.
BBC News NI home affairs correspondent
The move had previously been signalled by Northern Ireland Office minister Lord Caine.It follows a UK Supreme Court ruling, in 2020, quashing his two historical convictions for attempted escapes.The former Sinn Féin president won the case after it ruled his detention had been unlawful, as the custody order was invalid for not having been authorised by the Secretary of State at the time, William Whitelaw.The ruling paved the way for similar claims being lodged by up to 400 others.
The bill is opposed by all Northern Ireland political parties, as well as groups representing bereaved families and victims of the Troubles.
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