Sean Brown’s family criticise British government move over public inquiry ruling

Bridie Brown, the wife of Sean Brown, with his daughters Siobhan Brown (right) and Claire Loughran (left) outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

The family of a murdered GAA official has criticised the British government’s response to a court ruling that found it was acting unlawfully in failing to order a public inquiry into the killing.

On Wednesday, Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn sought leave for a Supreme Court appeal in the Sean Brown case.