NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
A campaigner for victims of institutional abuse has called on Peter Robinson to retract his statement that an abuse inquiry is at risk.
On Friday, the first minister said the Historical Abuse Inquiry (HAI) may have to be suspended due to a dispute over Stormont finances.
Mr Robinson accused Sinn Féin of “foot-dragging” over the latest financial monitoring round.
Campaigner Margaret McGuckin said the inquiry should not be endangered.
“I ask Peter Robinson to retract this statement,” she said.
“He can think of other ways, the two parties, or all the parties up there, can come together.
“Please do not play games, silly games, with the victims. They’re playing one against the other and I find it very shameful and quite abusive.”
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