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NI Troubles: 'Robust conversation' as parties meet Lewis over legacy



There was a frank exchange between slotxo the Northern Ireland secretary and Stormont leaders over legacy proposals.

Speaking after the meeting, the DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said there had been a "fairly robust conversation" with Brandon Lewis.

The government has outlined a package of measures, including an end to civil actions, prosecutions and inquests.

It has been widely rejected by the executive parties, Irish government and victims.

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney, who was also in the meeting, said the UK government's position was not set in stone.

The Northern Ireland Assembly is being recalled on Tuesday to debate the proposals.

Ahead of this, a further meeting of the Stormont Party Leaders' Forum is scheduled for Monday.

Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald said she will chair the meeting, but Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Doug Beattie said he will "not be attending discussions on legacy chaired by Sinn Féin".

"It was Mary-Lou McDonald who said that the IRA campaign was justified without a thought for the thousands of victims created by the IRA terror machine," he said, referencing an interview with the Sunday Independent last year.