Dirt swept under carpet, claims widow

The widow of Pat Finucane has denounced the de Silva report into his killing as “a sham... a whitewash... a confidence trick”, telling a London press conference: “This report is not the truth”.

“The dirt has been swept under the carpet without any serious attempt to lift the lid on what really happened to Pat and so many others,” said Geraldine Finucane.

Ms Finucane said she accepted British prime minister David Cameron’s apology, but suggested he had little choice but to offer one.