The UK taxpayer is about to be stung with a staggering bill between £2.2 billion to £2.7 billion thanks to Northern Ireland legacy payments, inquiries, and inquests, a report from Policy Exchange reveals. Up to £1.4 billion has already spent, with at least £1.3 billion still to come…
And yes, this includes payouts to Gerry Adams and other IRA suspects, as Starmer prepares to repeal the Legacy Act which prevents suspects being barred from compensation. The think tank estimated Adams and the 400 other claimants could each receive £143,000 in compensation on top of a further 1,000 similar cases, making a total of £196 million. A reminder that Attorney General Richard Hermer has been paid £30,000 to represent Gerry Adams…
Jeremy Hunt has torn into the Government, blasting its “maximalist approach to legalism” for driving up costs as Labour’s legal paranoia and blind devotion to the ECHR pave the way for a flood of compensation claims. Meanwhile, Hermer’s declared Britain will never leave the ECHR or push back against its rulings—ensuring the bill for these legacy payouts will only keep climbing…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”