Belfast Telegraph Article RatingJeffrey Donaldson and NI Secretary hit out at 'misguided' Irish Government over Troubles bill legal case against UK
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-40% Moderately Liberal
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35% ReliableFair
- Policy Leaning
-40% Moderately Liberal
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "The UK Government urged the Irish Government, before considering action, to engage directly with the Commission to understand better its plans for the implementation of the legislation, particularly given that effective information recovery for many families will require cross-border cooperation." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "The UK Government remains confident that the Act provides a robust and effective framework to allow the ICRIR to discharge our legal obligations." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "Si Féin's Mary Lou McDonald welcomed the decision made by the Irish Government and said the action will complement individual legal challenges taken by victims and survivors of the Troubles against the Legacy Act." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Legal action being taken by the Irish Government over the UK Government's controversial Troubles Legacy bill is misguided, NI Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has said." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "If the British Government will not respect the treaties it enters into, respect international law or respect the basic tenets of justice then it must be challenged robustly, he said." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
60% : "The UK Government urged the Irish Government, before considering action, to engage directly with the Commission to understand better its plans for the implementation of the legislation, particularly given that effective information recovery for many families will require cross-border cooperation.60% : "The UK Government remains confident that the Act provides a robust and effective framework to allow the ICRIR to discharge our legal obligations.
49% : Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald welcomed the decision made by the Irish Government and said the action will "complement" individual legal challenges taken by victims and survivors of the Troubles against the Legacy Act.
43% : Legal action being taken by the Irish Government over the UK Government's controversial Troubles Legacy bill is "misguided", NI Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has said.
42% : "If the British Government will not respect the treaties it enters into, respect international law or respect the basic tenets of justice then it must be challenged robustly," he said.
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