British made up abuse stories, says Robinson’s wife
MP for Strangford Iris Robinson said she wanted to end the whispering campaign which she insisted was untrue.
“This malicious rumour was started by the [British] government in an attempt to blacken Peter’s name when he was protesting at the Anglo-Irish Agreement. It took root because I was in hospital 17 times during that period with gynaecological problems,” she told the Sunday Tribune. Mr Robinson, who is expected to take over as the North’s First Minister when Ian Paisley steps down in June, held talks with Taoiseach-designate Brian Cowen last week and has promised to take a more “businesslike” approach to power-sharing with Sinn Féin. Ms Robinson, who is also a member of the Belfast Assembly, admitted being disappointed Mr Paisley had not given her a ministerial post in the North’s Executive.
“I recognise that I’m not the brightest light in the chandelier when it comes to debating constitutional issues, I leave those to Peter. My forte is helping people. I fight for my constituents like my life depended on it,” said the mother-of-three.
A number of leading nationalist and loyalist politicians in the North have complained of British “black propaganda” tactics during the Troubles.
