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A British government scheme that issued letters of comfort to on-the-run (OTR) Irish republicans distorted the legal process and may even have been unlawful, a Westminster inquiry has found.

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A majority of people in the North oppose plans to allow paramilitary fugitives to return without fear of imprisonment, according to an opinion poll published today.

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