Northern Ireland Troubles: Legacy and Reconciliation
Debate between David Smith and Alex Burghart(1 week ago)
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Alex Burghart
My right hon. Friend has always had a very good head for what is popular. I will check his figures, but I am sure they are correct, and he has made an important point. We cannot pretend that there was no support for what we were doing in Northern Ireland, because there are plenty of people in Northern Ireland who would like to move on. There are plenty of people who respect the decision to draw a line and move on.
David Smith
We can talk about political parties and we can talk about the general population, but does the shadow Secretary of State agree that there is nearly universal opposition among victims of terrorism to the conditional immunity in the legacy Act?
Alex Burghart
No, I do not acknowledge that. I have met victims, and people whose families were heavily affected by terrorism, who supported our legislation.