Theresa May in the House of Commons yesterday. She called the current situation “patently unfair” GETTY IMAGESThe Irish government has reiterated its opposition to plans to protect British troops from prosecution for killings during the Troubles after Theresa May said the current situation was “unfair”. A spokesman for the tánaiste said that any kind of amnesty for former British soldiers would be a breach of legacy peace agreements between Ireland and the UK. Mrs May’s government had considered a statute of limitations, meaning that members of the security forces responsible for killing civilians would not be brought to court. A draft circulated on Tuesday did not feature a statute of limitations but yesterday the British prime minister indicated her support for some kind of protection for…

Source: The Times May 09, 2018 23:01 UTC