Patrick Finucane Murder

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:32 pm on 11 September 2024.

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Photo of Jim Allister Jim Allister Traditional Unionist Voice, North Antrim 1:32, 11 September 2024

May I begin by apologising to the Secretary of State and the House for being absent at the beginning of the statement? Secretary of State, has there ever been a family given more preferential handling by Government than the Finucane family? They have had a prime ministerial apology, multiple investigations, inquiries and now an uncapped public inquiry, after the family rejected previous Government offers of inquiries. Is not the tragic takeaway from the statement that the ICRIR is good enough for innocent victims of the IRA, the Ulster Volunteer Force and others, but not good enough for the Finucane family? Why is the Secretary of State perpetuating that odious hierarchy of victims?