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22/07/2019

Some victims' groups call for the victims' commissioner Judith Thompson to resign over the controversial Troubles pension.

The front page headline in the Newsletter today - victims Chief must go. The paper is reporting that 14 bodies representing up to 10,000 people said commissioner Judith Thompson's view on who should be eligible for a Troubles pension are at odds with the majority of innocent victims. The victims' commissioner Judith Thompson wants that pension to include those who were hurt while carrying out attacks, in other words paramilitaries. The Northern Ireland Office Minister Lord Duncan meanwhile says it should just be for those who have suffered through no fault of their own, and not at their own hand. Stephen got reaction from Allison Morris from the Irish News, UUP MLA Doug Beattie, commentator Malachi O'Doherty and Mark Thompson from Relatives for Justice.

Also on the programme, abortion in Northern Ireland could be decriminalised in Westminster this week. But what will eventually happen in Northern Ireland? Arlene Foster says there is some agreement between her party and Sinn Fein. Stephen spoke to Aont煤 leader Peadar T贸ib铆n, who left Sinn Fein over its abortion stance in the Republic and the former SDLP councillor M谩ir铆a Cahill.

And, Ireland's Shane Lowry has written himself in to the history books as he claimed a first major championship win with a dominant six-shot victory on 15 under par amid raucous scenes at The Open in Portrush. Lowry held his nerve in the wind and rain to shoot a one-over 72, with England's Tommy Fleetwood second on nine under. Stephen got reaction from golf fans and commentators Steven Beacom and Hedi McAlpin.

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