Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is in line for "a pay day from the taxpayer" under plans to repeal the Legacy Act, a report backed by several peers has stated. The legislation presently ...

Lord Hermer has defended representing the former Sinn Fein leader, who may be able to claim compensation if the legislation is repealed ...

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams will receive taxpayer-funded compensation if government plans to repeal the Legacy Act go ahead, a think tank has claimed. Mr Adams, 76, is currently blocked ...

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has said any compensation he ... The relevant sections of the Legacy Act had been agreed by Parliament in 2023 in response to a Supreme Court judgment ...

A thinktank backed by 16 peers has criticised the government's plan to lift a ban on compensation for unlawful detention ...

Sections of the Legacy Act agreed by parliament in 2023 in response to the Supreme Court ruling have blocked Mr Adams from receiving compensation. But after the High Court in Belfast ruled in ...