Daly and Wallace censured by European Parliament committee

The pair are set to challenge the censure, saying that they had made clear at the time that they were not visiting Ecuador or Venezuela with an official election observation mandate.

MEPs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly at Leinster House, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins

Independents 4 Change MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace have claimed their censure by a European Parliament committee is a "political stunt".

The Irish MEPs were blacklisted by the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group of the European Parliament for taking part in unofficial election-monitoring trips.