SF denounces senior Conservative’s wish to see McGuinness shot by dissidents
Tebbitt’s hopes that republican faction will shoot Sinn Féin figure dismissed as ‘unacceptable’
Gerry Adams: he said while he could understand Lord Tebbitt’s antipathy towards republicans, the remarks were “shocking”. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Sinn Féin has denounced former Conservative chairman Norman Tebbitt for saying he hoped Martin McGuinness would be shot by dissident republicans after attending the state banquet with Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday.
Lord Tebbitt, a close cabinet colleague of the late Margaret Thatcher, said in a radio interview: “There’s always the possibility that a member of the Real IRA will be so outraged by Mr McGuinness bowing to the queen that they might shoot him in the back for it. We can but hope.”