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Thu 07 Jul 2009Bill of Rights for North gaining support, MPs told
SUPPORT FOR a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland is rising, a committee of MPs has been told. Independent market research has found that 83 per cent of respondents believe it is important that Northern Ireland has its own Bill.
Calls for a Bill have been made since the Belfast Agreement in 1998 and many unionists and others are wary of separate provision for Northern Ireland.
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