Kingsmill tweet row won't affect Sinn Féin's vote in by-election, O'Neill says

The furore over Barry McElduff's Kingsmill loaf tweet will not affect Sinn Féin's vote in the West Tyrone by-election, the party vice president has predicted.

Michelle O'Neill said she expected a strong showing, portraying the poll instead as the first chance for voters to cast judgment on the recent breakdown of the Stormont talks process.