Joan Burton is Ireland's Baron Tebbitt, Higgins claims

The Social Protection Minister's been compared to a former Tory Minister in the 1980s who effectively told people to get on their bike and look for work.

Joan Burton is Ireland's Baron Tebbitt, Higgins claims
Thu, 24 Oct, 2013 - 14:44

The Social Protection Minister's been compared to a former Tory Minister in the 1980s who effectively told people to get on their bike and look for work.

The charge against Joan Burton came in the Dáil from Socialist party TD Joe Higgins.

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