Stormont MLAs reject UK government plans for Troubles ‘amnesty’

SDLP leader Nichola Mallon branded the proposals a 'unilateral move' by the UK Government to deliver a 'Tory party answer to a problem created by that same party and its backbench MPs'

SDLP deputy leader Nicola Mallon speaking in the Northern Ireland Assembly this afternoon. Picture: PA

Stormont MLAs have rejected a controversial UK government plan to ban prosecutions for Troubles murders.

In a recalled sitting of the devolved legislature, members backed a non-binding motion denouncing the contentious proposals to introduce a statute of limitations on crimes committed during the Northern Ireland conflict.