Overview

• Northern Ireland Veterans’ Commissioner David Johnstone welcomed the clarification, describing the measures as safeguards for former soldiers and not for paramilitaries.
• Sinn Féin MP John Finucane rejected any amnesty or special arrangements for soldiers and called for immediate clarity from both governments.
• Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris previously said any accommodations offered to one cooperating group would be available to others engaging with the Legacy Commission.
• Sir Keir Starmer said the next step is to introduce legislation to implement the framework and its veteran-focused measures.
• The debate comes during the Belfast trial of ex-paratrooper “Soldier F” over the 1972 killings of two civilians in Derry.