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Scottish First Minister Should Apologise over Troubles Remarks, DUP Says
Gavin Robinson said the remarks caused genuine hurt among victims and survivors and urged Swinney to apologise publicly.
- DUP leader Gavin Robinson urged Scottish First Minister John Swinney to issue a "clear and unambiguous apology" over comments telling people to "move on" from the Troubles.
- Swinney made the remarks earlier this month following his election victory when asked about potential dealings with Sinn Fein by The Herald newspaper.
- Robinson argued the language caused "genuine hurt" among victims and survivors, questioning whether Swinney would deem similar terms appropriate for the Lockerbie bombing, Glasgow Airport attack, or Dunblane shootings.
- The First Minister has "no intention" of apologising, telling the Press Association earlier this week that he was simply reflecting what the peace process has involved.
- Robinson emphasized that leadership requires "the courage to say difficult things plainly" and warned no political arrangement can erase the truth about the IRA's brutal campaign against victims.
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I lost my school friend to the Warrington bomb - and you never 'move on'
Labour MP Graeme Downie, who lost his childhood friend Tim Parry in the 1993 Warrington IRA bombing, has condemned John Swinney for suggesting people should "move on" from Sinn Féin’s links to the Provisional IRA.
·Warrington, United Kingdom
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Left, 43% Center
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- 43% of the sources lean Left, 43% of the sources are Center
43% Center
L 43%
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