Northern Ireland Secretary calls on Government to support new legacy body

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said the passing of the legacy Bill was a ‘significant milestone’ (Liam McBurney/PA)

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said he hopes the Irish government will do all it can to support a new legacy body established to examine hundreds of unresolved Troubles deaths.

Mr Heaton-Harris described the granting of royal assent for the Government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill on Monday as a “significant milestone”.