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Irish premier Leo Varadkar said his government was left with “no option” but to legally challenge the Westminister, and plans to sue Britain in a spat over the UK Legacy Act
Irish premier Leo Varadkar is trying to drag the UK before the European Court of Human Rights.
The British Government have called Ireland’s attempt to drag the UK before European courts as “unnecessary” and “misguided”.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s administration was speaking after it emerged Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar planned to sue Britain in a spat over the UK Legacy Act.
Aspects of the legislation include a limited form of immunity from prosecution for Troubles-related offences for those who co-operate with the new Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).
The new Act will also halt future civil cases and legacy inquests. Mr Varadkar said his country had “strong” legal advice was that the UK Legacy Act breached the UN Convention on Human Rights.
But Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris slammed the case as “unnecessary” and warned it came at a “particularly sensitive time in Northern Ireland”.