Creighton sick of being ‘bullied’ by FG leaders

European Affairs Minister Lucinda Creighton has proposed far-reaching changes to the abortion legislation in a move that signals she will oppose the bill during a final Dáil vote next week.

Sources close to Ms Creighton said last night that she and party colleagues were sick of being “bullied” by the party leadership over the bill and the TD was readying herself for the opposition benches.

The senior Fine Gael TD tabled amendments yesterday in which she proposed removing the threat of suicide as a grounds for a termination and involving an advocate for the unborn for abortions.