‘Please stop!’ Nick Ferrari shuts down UK army investigations clash with SIMPLE point

Panellists on Sky's The Pledge debated the UK army investigations into Troubles killings during Northern Ireland conflict between 1968 and 1998.

Nick Ferrari asked Afua Hirsch, an author and broadcaster, to “please stop” after she spoke about both sides of the conflict being investigated.

Mr Ferrari said: “Please stop and listen for one second, from the safety of a TV studio in West London we can say that.

“While Phil Campion’s mates can check probably to the minute what they did and they probably logged it.

“Do you honestly think you are going to be able to track down terrorists the same? This will be one-sided.”

Phil Campion, a former SAS trooper was part of the debate, alongside Afua Hirsch, Rachel Johnson and Maajid Nawaz.

Mr Campion said: “The terrorists were coming out of the door and actively trying to kill people and break the law.

“I was trying to hold the peace and acting under the stringent regulations of the Yellow Card and orders from my officers and superiors above me.

“Even if I had done something that was deemed wrong, why should I be facing prosecution 40 years down the line?”

Ms Hirsch added: “We live in a society that has Rule of Law and the only countries that have an amnesty for these kinds of killings are Argentina, Chile and Zimbabwe. That is not the kind of country we are.”

The Troubles refers to a violent thirty-year conflict in Northern Ireland between unionists and republicans. 

The government has formally announced an investigation into killings during the Troubles in Northern Ireland but Theresa May said only people in the "armed forces" or "law enforcement" were being investigated.

The investigation has sparked a row concerning the exclusion of an amnesty for military personnel.