You’re in our country, DUP’s Gregory Campbell tells Irish president

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DUP MP Gregory Campbell has told Irish President Catherine Connolly “you’re in our country” and warned her against “rewriting the past” on her visit to County Londonderry.In a short interaction between the pair after Ms Connolly addressed the Guildhall, she said she is “here to listen”, adding “at the end of the day we’re human beings and we have to have respect”.

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00:00So, hopefully I can be back to the side that you're in our country, tonight I'm going to your country?

00:07I'm sorry, you're in our country, tonight I'm going to your country, I'm going to speak.

00:24I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

00:30But that's the end, we're not leaving the United Kingdom, not now, in any time, in any time.

00:37So, I think it's better if we turn this now, no one rewrites the past, as we all build some future.

00:44This is what we all have.

00:45And I think most people agree with that.

00:47I don't think they'll never rewrite the past, I think it's very important.

00:50Some people are trying.

00:52I don't, I think it's very important that we learn from this.

00:54Yeah.

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