Anger over rogue police clause in fugitive law

British Prime Minister Tony Blair tonight faced demands from Sinn Féin to remove clauses from a controversial Bill which would allow police and British army involved in murders during Northern Ireland’s Troubles to avoid jail.

Newry and Armagh MP Conor Murphy issued the call after the rival nationalist SDLP claimed Sinn Féin signed up to a deal with the British government which would not just affect republican on-the-run (OTR) terror suspects but also rogue members of the security forces.