MPs in the Commons voted by 208 to 205 to reject amendments introduced in the House of Lords
The Irish government is taking legal advice about the possibility of taking the UK government to the European Court of Human Rights over its concerns the new law is in breach of international human rights law.Following the vote on Wednesday relatives of those killed during the Troubles and groups representing victims and survivors condemned the new law and vowed they would not give up their fight for truth and justice.
“There are no words to express how deep that betrayal cuts,” he said. “It is not right for the [UK] Government to decide who gets justice for serious crimes such as murder and who doesn’t.
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