Coffee House Shots: why I quit government Al Carns

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Aug 28, 202614:47News & Politics

Former veterans minister Al Carns joins James Heale to discuss the government’s handling of Northern Ireland legacy cases – and why the issue helped drive him to resign. Writing in The Spectator this week, Al attacks the...

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