NORTHERN IRELAND
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Sinn Fein has demanded that the British government fund compensation payments to victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland.
Party leader in the Province, Michelle O’Neill, said she has raised the issue with Secretary of State James Brokenshire as part of the current talks to restore power-sharing at Stormont.
Ms O’Neill insisted that she will continue to push Mr Brokenshire on the matter over the next few days.
In January a report by the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) found that children’s homes run by some churches, charities and state institutions in Northern Ireland were the scene of widespread abuse and mistreatment of young residents.
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