Hugh Orde denies tribunal claim

Northern Ireland Chief Constable Hugh Orde today denied claiming the Bloody Sunday tribunal was a waste of money.

He told relatives of some of the 13 people shot dead in Derry that remarks last month about the January 1972 shootings were intended to trigger a debate about the pressure officers in his under-resourced force would face if they had to investigate unresolved murders stretching back more than 30 years.

Afterwards Mr Orde insisted: "I made it clear that I never said Derry (the Saville Inquiry) was a waste of money."

Today’s hearing in London, the 307th day of the investigation, was postponed after Lord Saville was unable to attend.