Some victims' groups call for the victims’ commissioner Judith Thompson to resign over the controversial Troubles pension
Jul 22, 2019, 10:50 AM
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The front page headline in the Newsletter today - victims Chief must go. The paper is reporting that 14 bodies representing up to 10,000 people said commissioner Judith Thompson's view on who should be eligible for a Troubles pension are at odds with the majority of innocent victims. The victims' commissioner Judith Thompson wants that pension to include those who were hurt while carrying out attacks, in other words paramilitaries. The Northern Ireland Office Minister Lord Duncan meanwhile says it should just be for those who have suffered through no fault of their own, and not at their own hand. Stephen got reaction from Allison Morris from the Irish News, UUP MLA Doug Beattie, commentator Malachi O'Doherty and Mark Thompson from Relatives for Justice.