Fears over NI security forces 'collusion' inquiries

A letter has been sent to Tony Blair urging him to ensure the British government sticks to its commitments on inquiries into three controversial murders in Northern Ireland, it emerged tonight.

Three human rights groups confirmed they had written to the British Prime Minister because of concerns that the Northern Ireland Office was planning to pull back on its pledge to keep the families of leading loyalist Billy Wright, Portadown catholic Robert Hamill and solicitor Rosemary Nelson fully briefed on plans for the forthcoming inquiries into their murders.