The Irish Government’s Failure to Cooperate on Legacy Cases - Amendment 1

Division held on 19 May 2026. The Amendment Therefore Fell

Decision type

Simple Majority

Method

Lobby Division

Result

The Amendment Therefore Fell

Debate

Legacy Cases: Irish Government

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The motion voted on

Motion Amendment (Private Members' Motion): The Irish Government’s Failure to Cooperate on Legacy Cases - Amendment 1

Leave out all after ‘Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’ and insert: ‘continued to advance the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill under direct political pressure from the Irish Government; further believes the UK Government should consider legal action against the Irish Government for failing to conduct an investigation under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, into those UK citizens who were abducted in Northern Ireland, taken across the Irish border and murdered; affirms that that the Irish Government should lift their decades-long embargo on providing answers to victims of terrorism throughout the UK; believes that those police officers, members of the military and security services who acted with professionalism and within the law deserve to be protected from vexatious or repeated investigations where there is no new, compelling and credible evidence; welcomes the UK Supreme Court judgment in the Dillon case which found that the Windsor Framework was inappropriately used to strike down provisions of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act; calls on the UK Government to take steps to substantially amend the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill to ensure it has the confidence of victims, survivors and the public, including those who served during Operation Banner; and further calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to write to the UK Government and the Irish Government to request they outline how they intend to meet their legacy commitments.’

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Tabled by: Mr Doug Beattie MC, Mr Jon Burrows

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