The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 came into force last year under the U.K.'s previous Conservative government, halting any inquests, civil cases and criminal prosecutions linked to the "Troubles." The new legislation will allow "the small number of inquests that were stopped in their tracks by the Legacy Act to resume," the government added. The agreement follows a year of talks on resolving differences over Troubles legacy issues, which frayed Anglo-Irish relations in particular under the Tories' rule. Human rights contraventionFirst proposed in May 2022, it led to the setting up of the commission to probe all outstanding Troubles cases. But the commission was seen by Troubles victims' groups as lacking independence, impartiality and credibility because key appointments were made by London.