Philomena's Law: Campaign steps up for UK-based survivors of mother and baby homes 

Rosemary Adaser has come out of retirement to support a bill to ensure survivors in Britain are not effectively penalised for redress payments

Irish mother-and-baby-home survivor Philomena Lee whose story came to worldwide attention due to Martin Sixsmith's book and the subsequent film, 'Philomena'. The UK bill named in her honour was tabled last month by Beckenham and Penge Labour MP Liam Conlon. File picture

When 70-year-old Rosemary Adaser stepped back from years of campaigning for the rights of the mixed-race Irish, she believed her fight was finally over.

“I was tired. I needed to step down,” she said.