Former Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid has denied ministers had any power over police investigations after he reportedly said the Blair government “turned a blind eye” to IRA crimes in a ...

Gerry Adams was ‘reputed to have become a member of the Army Council of the IRA’, a former attorney general has told his libel trial against the BBC.

Lord Reid said the transition from war to peace is ‘not always easy’. John Reid served as Northern Ireland secretary under Tony Blair (Danny Lawson/PA) Former Northern Ireland Secretary John ...

He said Mr Adams had been lauded by former President Clinton and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Paul Gallagher, for the BBC, pointed out Mr Adams had been denied a US visa because of "terrorist ...

At the time, Mr Hogan said that Mr Adams was in London, meeting then British prime minister Tony Blair. He learned about the meeting from the then Northern Ireland Secretary, Peter Hain.

GERRY Adams’ reputation as a “peacemaker” suffered an “unjustified” attack when the BBC broadcast an allegation that he had sanctioned the murder of an informer, a civ… ...

Barrister for Mr Adams, Tom Hogan SC, accused the BBC of “reckless” behaviour, and believing it could say anything about his client ...

The barrister told the jury that Mr Adams had been meeting Tony Blair in London when Mr Donaldson, who had admitted being a British agent, was killed in 2006.

Gerry Adams’ reputation as a “peacemaker” suffered an “unjustified” attack when the BBC broadcast an allegation that he had sanctioned the murder of an informer, a civil case has been told. Barrister ...