Ireland sues UK: 'Domestic politics' is at play

Sir Robert Buckland MP, Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has suggested to Sky's Sophy Ridge that "domestic politics" is at play after the Irish government said it would sue the UK.

It comes after Dublin announced it was to bring a legal case under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

The inter-state case is over the UK's decision to bring in the Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy Act, deputy prime minister Micheal Martin confirmed.

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