McKay witness scandal is just the latest blow to the onward march of Sinn Féin

Newton Emerson: It looks like this attempt to move the party upmarket is becoming increasingly ad hoc as it fails to produce any stand-out performers

Daithí McKay. Photograph: Pacemaker

Daithí McKay. Photograph: Pacemaker

Sinn Féin’s suspension of Daithí McKay is a recognition of its problems in developing a new Northern generation.

The party’s lack of second-tier talent is all the stranger given its reputation for leadership, organisation and strategic focus. This is becoming an open concern among the wider republican electorate.

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