UK should offer 'no amnesty' for soldier crimes in N.Ireland: Irish PM Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar says no amnesty should be given to anyone for crimes committed during 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland. British prime minister Boris Johnson has said "vexatious" prosecutions for historic cases against soldiers will be halted if his government is returned to office in the general election. Varadkar made his comments at a meeting of the British-Irish Council in Dublin. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES