Pressure mounts for Finucane probe

PRESSURE is mounting on the British Government to announce a public inquiry into the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane following his killer’s guilty plea.

The family of Mr Finucane has challenged the government to honour its agreement to set up an inquiry, recommended in an independent report by Canadian Judge Peter Cory.

Ken Barrett, 41, admitted yesterday in Belfast Crown Court that he was one of two gunmen who smashed their way into the 39-year-old solicitor’s north Belfast home and shot him 14 times in front of his wife and children.