The Lagan Valley MP was speaking after MPs supported the removal. However, she said more still needed to happen to command buy-in across the community.

“The Troubles amnesty is an affront to victims and survivors across our entire community, and therefore progress to remove it from the statute book is to be warmly welcomed,” she said.

“No-one is above the law and in taking this action today, the UK Government will have made an important step to rebuild confidence in the legacy system.

“However, there still remains a lot of hard work to do to ensure the structures truly command the trust and buy-in from everyone in Northern Ireland. Deep concerns remain about the proposed approach to sensitive information in the new Legacy Bill and we are yet to see the UK Government living up to its responsibility to properly fund all aspects of legacy investigations.

“Alliance will continue to push for progress on these vital matters to ensure the promise of truth and justice for all victims and survivors can finally be realised.”