Long-awaited apology at Stormont for historical institutional abuse victims

An official apology is to be offered to survivors of historical institutional abuse by five ministers at Stormont on Friday (Liam McBurney/PA)

A long-awaited public apology to the victims of historical institutional abuse will be delivered later at Stormont.

Survivors will watch on in the Assembly chamber as a minute’s silence is held before ministers offer an apology on behalf of the powersharing Executive.