The Deputy First Minister has been condemned by MPs for his controversial
claim that he wanted to kill every British soldier in Londonderry in the
aftermath of Bloody Sunday.
DUP MP Gregory Campbell welcomed the fact that Labour and Conservative
members of the House of Commons had joined unionists in signing a motion he
tabled criticising Martin McGuinness' remarks.
The Sinn Fein man's comments on a weekend radio show have also prompted
calls for an Assembly inquiry into whether the minister breached his pledge
of office.
In the interview, the self-confessed former IRA member had described his
feelings after 13 people were shot dead by British Army paratroopers at the
human rights march in Derry in 1972.
"There is no doubt whatsoever that, in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday,
there was a renewed determination to oppose the British Army and the RUC,"
he said.
"If I had the ability to kill every single British soldier that was on
the streets of Derry I would have killed every single one of them without
any difficulty whatsoever."
Mr Campbell's Westminster motion condemned the Deputy First Minister and
called on him to reveal the extent of his involvement in IRA activities
during the Troubles.
"Like many people, I was disgusted by Martin McGuinness' ham-fisted
attempt to play to the Sinn Fein base - by claiming he would have killed
every British soldier he could after Bloody Sunday in 1972," he said.
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