'Philomena's Law' tabled in British parliament to help Irish survivors of mother and baby homes

Philomena Lee, a survivor of a mother and baby home, spent 50 years searching for her forcibly adopted son, Anthony.

A proposed law to help thousands of mother and baby homes survivors accept compensation without losing access to benefits has been tabled in the British parliament.

British Labour MP Liam Conlon moved 'Philomena's Law', named after survivor and campaigner Philomena Lee, as he warned that many survivors living in Britain have been deterred from making an application to the compensation scheme operated by the Irish Government.