Troubles victims ‘used as pawns’ in ping-pong Stormont/Westminster funding row

An advocacy group has said victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubles are being used as pawns in a game of ping-pong between Stormont and Westminster over funding (Chris Bacon/PA)

Victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubles are being used as pawns in a game of ping-pong between Stormont and Westminster, an advocacy group has said.

The Stormont Executive and Westminster Government remain at loggerheads over who should pay for a long-awaited compensation scheme for victims.