Cameron: Public Finucane probe not worthwhile

British prime minister David Cameron has refused to launch a public inquiry into the loyalist murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane despite the levels of state involvement outlined in a government review.

Mr Cameron told legislators the collusion was totally unacceptable and reiterated his previous apology to Mr Finucane’s family, but said an inquiry would not shed more light on the scandal.

The 500-page review of the case by barrister Desmond de Silva heavily criticised the actions of State employees, who he said “fu-rthered and facilitated” the shooting of Mr Finucane, 38, by the UDA in 1989.