Labour: Think long and hard before voting Sinn Féin

Voters have been urged to think “long and hard” before electing three Sinn Féin candidates to the European Parliament given the party’s traditional Euroscepticism.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said he is predicting a “step change” away from the “two-and-a-half party” political system which he claims has served the country badly.

Speaking after an opinion poll showed his party is poised to win seats in all three constituencies in next month’s European elections, with two of its candidates topping the polls, Mr Adams said voters are “responding in greater numbers” to the party’s “message of hope and change”.