John McDonnell has been appointed Shadow Chancellor and within minutes everyone can point to this:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/...and.devolution
Quote:
A call to honour the "bravery and sacrifice" of the IRA by Labour MP John McDonnell sparked controversy last night, with Conservatives and unionists uniting to denounce the leftwinger and the Labour party distancing itself from his remarks.
At a gathering to commemorate the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands, Mr McDonnell said: "It's about time we started honouring those people involved in the armed struggle. It was the bombs and bullets and sacrifice made by the likes of Bobby Sands that brought Britain to the negotiating table. The peace we have now is due to the action of the IRA."
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