NORTHERN IRELAND
UTV
There is further pressure on the Government to include abuse claims at the Kincora Boys’ Home in a Westminster inquiry after official files have been found that contain allegations about the east Belfast institution.
The revelation comes as key Westminster figures from the 1970s and 1980s have also been named in a series of files released by the Home Office.
A fresh search of Home Office archives resulted in a number of files that mention Sir Peter Morrison, who was an aide to Margaret Thatcher, former Cabinet minister Leon Brittan, ex-diplomat Sir Peter Hayman and former minister Sir William van Straubenzee as well as references to Kincora.
One of the files relating to Hayman was held by the Cabinet Office but “overlooked” during a previous trawl for information.
Documents that refer to Straubenzee had been earmarked for destruction but National Archives officials flagged them up to the Government.
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