Overview

• The government has launched the repeal of the 2023 Legacy Act after a Belfast High Court found parts of it breached the European Convention on Human Rights.
• A petition to protect Northern Ireland veterans from historic prosecutions has surpassed 153,000 signatures and will be debated in the Commons on July 14.
• Sir David Davis and other Conservative MPs warn that scrapping the act could reopen about 20 Troubles-era inquests and undermine military recruitment.
• David Johnstone, Labour’s veterans commissioner, labels the repeal “two-tier justice” and cautions that up to 70 former soldiers might face prosecution.
• Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn pledges to work with veterans and stakeholders on new legislation that balances victims’ rights and service personnel protections.