A thinktank backed by 16 peers has criticised the government's plan to lift a ban on compensation for unlawful detention during the Troubles.

Sir Keir Starmer said he was looking at ‘every conceivable way’ to prevent compensation being paid to Mr Adams and others interned in the Troubles.

We will look at every conceivable way to prevent these types of cases claiming damages,” Sir Keir Starmer told the House of Commons on Wednesday, referring to Adams and hundreds of others who were interned over the period.

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned the flagship “missions” he is banking on to win the next election are unclear, confusing and “failing to grip Whitehall”. And he faces a huge battle with a bloated civil service that lacks “capability” and is forced to spend £688 million every year bringing in outside experts.

Keir Starmer, whose new government is under pressure on the economic front (bond markets are rebelling and Chancellor Rachel Reeves has come under more criticism) has

The government will be hoping the plans - with promises of billions of pounds and thousands of jobs - can help stymie the claims they are mismanaging the economy and stunting growth in the UK.