Sinn Fein MP sparks outrage after posting a video of himself with a Kingsmill-branded loaf on his head on the 42nd anniversary of the massacre

  • Barry McElduff  posted a video of himself with a Kingsmill loaf on his head
  • It came on the 42nd anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre that killed ten
  • The MP later claimed the post was not in reference to the Republican murders
  • Unionist politicians have called for the 51-year-old MP for West Tyrone to resign  

By MAIL ON SUNDAY REPORTER

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A Sinn Fein MP sparked outrage after posting a video of himself with a Kingsmill-branded loaf on his head on the 42nd anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre.

Barry McElduff later insisted the post was not meant as a reference to the republican murders of ten Protestant workmen in Northern Ireland in 1976, but unionist politicians have demanded he resign.

A Sinn Fein MP sparked outrage after posting a video of himself with a Kingsmill-branded loaf on his head on the 42nd anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre
Barry McElduff at Omagh Leisure Complex where votes are being counted for the 2017 Westminster Election

The MP posted a video of himself with a Kingsmill-branded loaf on his head (left) on the 42nd anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre. Pictured right at the count for his West Tyrone seat 

Kingsmill village in South Armagh witnessed one of the most notorious incidents of The Troubles, when gunmen lined up and shot a group of textile workers on their way home. The sole survivor, clergyman Barrie Halliday, said the West Tyrone MP’s position was ‘untenable’.

Last night, McElduff deleted the video and posted an apology on Twitter. He said: ‘Had not realised or imagined for a second any possible link between product brand name and Kingsmill Anniversary. I apologise for any hurt or offence caused.’

But TUV party leader Jim Allister said it stretched the ‘bounds of credibility beyond breaking point’ to say it was not a deliberate reference.

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