Terrorist amnesty bill dropped
The government today unexpectedly dropped controversial legislation that would have allowed suspected terrorists to return to Northern Ireland without being jailed. The Northern Ireland (offences) bill had initially been opposed by all parties in Northern Ireland bar Sinn Féin, as well as the Tories and Liberal Democrats – and would have seen suspected paramilitaries not covered by the Good Friday agreement being allowed to own up to their crimes in return for being charged but released on licence. Full Story