Sinn Féin MP McElduff resigns: Belated gesture

The announcement yesterday that Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff had resigned, 10 days after he posted a dreadful, bigoted video on Twitter on the anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre, is as belated as his resignation statement is implausible.

The announcement yesterday that Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff had resigned, 10 days after he posted a dreadful, bigoted video on Twitter on the anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre, is as belated as his resignation statement is implausible.

Whether he reached this decision by himself, or with the help of party advisors, is worth considering.