Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 10 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and the UK Government's Plans around the Human Rights Act: Amnesty International UK
Ms Gr?inne Teggart:
I will squeeze in quickly to say the Deputy is absolutely right in what he says around this Bill. It is one that prioritises and shields perpetrators at the expense of victims' rights. We think that is utterly despicable, and the manner in which the Bill is being brought about is especially so.
On the engagement, it is cross-party so in the House of Commons, Labour is the opposition and has the shadow cabinet team. We also have strong relationships in the wider Labour Party and right across the House of Commons. In the House of Lords there are obviously various Northern Ireland peers but we also prioritise the crossbench peers and law peers, who fully understand the implications of this Bill.
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