Government will try to block Gerry Adams payout - PM
Mr Adams has consistently denied being a member of the IRA. A clause in the act currently blocks payouts to him and about 400 other people also interned. Labour, which has begun the process of repealing the act, said the previous government's approach to legacy was "almost universally opposed in Northern Ireland".
PM says govt will 'look at every conceivable way' to stop Gerry Adams payout
Sir Keir Starmer has said he will look at every conceivable way to stop Troubles terrorists claiming compensation after a report warned former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is in line for a payday from the taxpayer.
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Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams is in line for a pay day from the taxpayer as the government plans to remove a block on former Troubles internees getting compensation, a report has claimed.
Government will try to block Adams' compensation - Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer was speaking in the House of Commons after the Conservatives said it was "shameful" that repealing the Legacy Act could put Mr Adams in line for a "cheque". The Legacy Act presently blocks him - and many others interned without trial in the 1970s - from claiming compensation for unlawful detention.
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We will look at every conceivable way to prevent these types of cases claiming damages,” Sir Keir Starmer told the House of Commons on Wednesday, referring to Adams and hundreds of others who were interned over the period.
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