Government anger over UK plans to grant amnesty for crimes committed during the Troubles
Simon Coveney warns Britain against ‘unilateral’ action on North legacy issues
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney met Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin on Wednesday. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Wire
The Government is furious at being “blindsided” by reports that London plans to depart from previous agreements and prevent the prosecution of British soldiers accused of crimes during the Northern Ireland Troubles.
Senior sources in Dublin said there was no confirmation or denial from London regarding newspaper stories suggesting that such an amnesty was being proposed, which came on an election day in the UK.