The British government has provisionally agreed to pay £10 million to the families of people abducted, murdered, or interrogated by its double agents operating within the IRA — including the notorious agent known as "Stakeknife."

The settlement, described as a "consensus" by the families' legal representatives, covers 19 families who have taken 34 legal actions against the state. The deal is now subject to approval by the Northern Ireland Policing Board.