just speaks to the huge success of our programme, the strength of the union, how we can all work together on this, and we have got more to do. we want more people to come forward, but i think at this point, we can mark this milestone and really think about the huge wall of defence we ve collectively built together. the government has confirmed plans to bring forward legislation to ban all prosecutions related to the troubles in northern ireland. the secretary of state brandon lewis has told parliament the decision is the best way to help northern ireland move further along the road to reconciliation. let s take a look at the three proposals in the white paper. a statute of limitations, which is a law preventing legal proceedings being taken after a certain period of time, would end all prosecutions of ex paramilitaries and former members of the security services in troubles related cases. the proposals also include plans for a new independent body to focus on the recovery and provisi
to involving notjust the uk and irish governments and the northern ireland parties but also those directly affected by the troubles and expert and members of committees in this house on the other place. the objective of this engagement is to deal with legacy issues in a way that supports information recovery and reconciliation, complies fully with international human rights obligations and responds to the needs of individual victims and survivors, as well as society as a whole. labour has accused the government of putting its own party political interests before the country in its plans for an amnesty on the troubles in northern ireland. society, the peace process in general, remain so fragile precisely because the pain runs so deep. it is why any proposal to deal with legacy must have victims and the communities of northern ireland at its heart. that requires real care from the secretary of state. so it is deeply regrettable
be joined by the mayor of newham, in east london, rokhsana fiaz. newham is a london council, which will continue to ask residents to wear facemasks after 19th july to help stop the spread of covid. the government has confirmed plans to introduce a statute of limitations which would end all prosecutions related to the troubles in northern ireland. the secretary of state, brandon lewis, has told parliament the decision is the best way to help northern ireland move further along the road to reconciliation . let s take a look at the three proposals in the white paper. firstly, the statute of limitations would end all prosecutions of ex paramilitaries and former members of the security services in troubles related cases. the proposals also include plans for a new, independent body to focus
series of measures to address the legacy of the past in northern ireland. these proposals are being considered as part of an ongoing and an important engagement process, which i announced alongside the irish government, the british irish intergovernmental conference last month. as set out in the framework, which we publish at the same time, this engagement process is committed to involving notjust the uk and irish governments and the northern ireland parties but also those directly affected by the troubles and expert and members of committees in this house on the other place. the objective of this engagement is to deal with legacy issues in a way that supports information recovery and reconciliation, complies fully with international human rights obligations and responds to the needs of individual victims and survivors, as well as society as a whole. labour has accused the government of putting its own party political interests before the country in its plans for an amnesty on the tr
under the troubles. let s talk about this now let s talk about i m joined now by alan mcbride alan lost his wife and father in law in the shankill bombing and is the coordinator of the wave trauma centre in belfast. alan thank you forjoining me. the government is saying this will draw a line under the troubles, is that how you see a? hat draw a line under the troubles, is that how you see a? that how you see a? not at all. i think the only that how you see a? not at all. i think the only thing that how you see a? not at all. i think the only thing that - that how you see a? not at all. i think the only thing that will - that how you see a? not at all. i l think the only thing that will draw a line under the troubles would be the investigation into what happened in the past so the families can get the answers to questions that they will have. this notion that we can somehow come up media and go away and forget about it is simply not acceptable. the government have a huge mandate