Northern Ireland's politicians will return to Stormont later to send a message to the UK Government that they will not accept plans to end prosecutions for Troubles crimes. As part of the row, the SDLP tabled a petition calling for the recall of Stormont and received the required 30 signatures from MLAs. "The arrogant announcement from the British Government which Boris Johnson said would 'draw a line under the Troubles', has in fact done the exact opposite. These plans have retraumatised victims and forced them to go through the pain of losing their loved one all over again. A number of victims' families are expected to go to Downing St on Tuesday to signal their opposition to the statute of limitation plans.

Source: Irish Independent July 20, 2021 01:41 UTC