Peers seek to block limit on UK soldiers’ accountability for war crimes
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from on (#5GGPZ)
Government could suffer high-profile defeat over five-year deadline proposed in overseas operations bill
Peers behind a cross-party amendment to halt plans to restrict prosecutions of torture and war crimes by British soldiers serving abroad are hopeful of inflicting a high-profile defeat on the government in the Lords on Tuesday.
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