Scholarship to be created in memory of baby homes whistleblower Alice Litster

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris is to create a number of scholarships for further research in memory of all the children who died in mother and baby homes, adding that he considers it "very fitting" to honour Alice Litster. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

A scholarship in memory of Alice Litster, who repeatedly raised concerns about mother and baby homes, is to be set up.

Simon Harris, the higher education minister, is to create a number of scholarships for further research in memory of all the children who died in mother and baby homes, adding that he considers it "very fitting" to honour Ms Litster.