Photograph: Alan BetsonSinn Féin promotes policies that “aren’t left wing” and has similar positions to Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on tax, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns has said. In an interview with The Irish Times, Ms Cairns said there were clear policy differences between her party and Sinn Féin. The united left-wing campaign, which was later supported by Sinn Féin, was presented as the foundation for a possible future left-wing government. “There are things that we don’t align with Sinn Féin on, and climate’s a really good example. Ms Cairns described the comments as “quite attention-seeking”, saying she does not think she gives them much attention.
