Leo Varadkar 'deeply alarmed' at proposed British amnesty for killers in Troubles

UK reportedly set to introduce a statute of limitations to stop people being charged over incidents that occurred before the Good Friday Agreement

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar: "Such a move by the British government would fly in the face of the Stormont House agreement and Dublin would be opposed to it." File picture: Julien Behal 

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said he and the Government are “deeply alarmed” by reports of a British amnesty for killers in the Northern Ireland Troubles.

The British government is reportedly set to introduce a statute of limitations to stop people being charged over incidents that occurred before the Good Friday Agreement.