Cllr: I’m not stirring anti-British rhetoricA CORK COUNTY councillor has refuted claims from Ulster unionists that he is stirring up a “diatribe of anti-British rhetoric” following his motion that the local authority oppose the extradition of Irish prisoners to the UK due to the practice of full-body strip searching at Maghaberry Prison near Lisburn. The motion has been criticised in the North with Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister saying it is “cloaked in a diatribe of anti-British rhetoric”. He said his concerns are not about nationality, but human rights and fears the situation will worsen once Britain exits the EU. “This is not anti-British, it’s a human rights issue. Yes, I’m a former Sinn Féin councillor and a former prisoner myself but I’m also a politician and this issue is purely about human rights.

Source: Evening echo February 08, 2018 14:03 UTC