Concerns raised with Labour Party Group

Sinn Féin National Chairperson Mitchel McLaughlin, North Antrim MLA Philip McGuigan and North Belfast MLA Kathy Stanton on Wednesday met at Stormont with representatives of the British Labour Party Parliamentary Grouping.

The Sinn Féin delegation raised a number of issues with the Labour Party group, including the wiping off of a further 20,000 voters from the latest electoral register.

"Sinn Féin believes that unless the electoral legislation is substantially amended, year on year more people will be disenfranchised, especially people with special needs and people from working-class communities," said Mitchel McLaughlin.

"We believe that in particular the need for annual registration should be removed.

Sinn Féin also briefed the British Labour Party Parliamentary Grouping on the impact of the failure of the British Government to act on the Cory Report's recommendation and initiate an independent public inquiry into the 1989 assassination of human rights lawyer Pat Finucane.