Jan 14, 2025Gerry Adams is in line for taxpayer-funded compensation because of Sir Keir Starmer's human rights plans, senior peers have warned.. The former Sinn Fein president is set to benefit from a ...
Jan 16, 2025How Keir Starmer sought damages for IRA terrorist as MPs pave way for Gerry Adams payout The Prime Minister represented an IRA criminal and an armed robber years before his decision to repeal the ...
Jan 16, 2025Starmer won damages for two of the men, which drew much criticism at the time, especially the cost to the taxpayers, which was reported to be around £500,000 for legal aid. He won £2,500 for Russell after the judge accepted evidence that he was punched and kicked and that an officer stamped on his hand while he was on the ground, handcuffed ...
Jan 16, 2025IRA victims have warned Sir Keir Starmer that it would be "perverse" and "offensive" to allow Gerry Adams compensation that they have been denied. They are urging the Government not to ...
Jan 15, 2025Gerry Adams and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, pictured in 1987. Credit: PA. Reacting to Sir Keir's remarks, Mr Adams urged caution and said there was a need to see what the government was ...
Jan 15, 2025Sir Keir Starmer has said he will "look at every conceivable way" to stop former Troubles internees claiming compensation after a report warned ex-Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is in line for "a ...
Jan 14, 2025Fury as PM paves the way to give Gerry Adams tens of thousands of pounds in compensation: Former Sinn Fein leader in line for payout following unlawful detention in the 1970s after Labour law change
2 days agoBringing you live local breaking news, sport, politics, weather & more in Derry and County Derry. ... Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day. ... "I did represent Gerry Adams on something unconnected to the Legacy. "As it happens, as a reflection of our legal system, at the same time I was representing the ...
Jan 16, 2025The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 would have blocked compensation for former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and hundreds of others interned without trial in the ...
Jan 15, 2025Gerry Adams will be denied a taxpayer-funded payout, Sir Keir Starmer has promised Credit: PA. Labour has been slammed for scrapping Tory laws preventing the Irish Republican from claiming damages ...
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