Jim Allister question

Jim Alistair questions secretary of state Hilary benn on Finucane inquiry

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00:00that I have come to this conclusion because this particular case, the Finucane case,

00:05is exceptional, for the reasons that I have tried to explain.

00:09I begin by apologising to the Secretary of State and the House for being absent at the

00:16beginning of his statement. Secretary of State, has there ever been a family

00:24given more preferential handling by Government than the Finucane family?

00:32Prime Ministerial apology, multiple investigations, inquiries, and now an

00:42uncapped public inquiry, after that family had rejected previous Government offers of inquiries.

00:52Isn't the tragic takeaway from the Secretary of State's statement today that for innocent

01:00victims of the IRA, UVF and others, the ICIR is good enough for them,

01:09but it's not good enough for the Finucane family? Why is this?