MPs to be briefed on North's 'on the run' letters

Former Northern Ireland first minister Lord Trimble is to brief MPs about the sending of letters to republican fugitives which assured them they were not wanted by police.

Former Northern Ireland first minister David Trimble is to brief MPs about the sending of letters to republican fugitives which assured them they were not wanted by police.

Members of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee have already heard that 95 of 228 republicans who received controversial messages from the government have been linked to 295 murders.