SDLP response to election call a fundamental error – McGuinness
Sinn Féin MLA Martin McGuinness has described the SDLP’s response to his call for progressive pro-Agreement parties to maximise representation at the next Westminster election as a fundamental error.
Mr McGuinness was speaking today in Dublin to a gathering of Republican activists from all over Ireland after the SDLP rejected his offer to open a discussion on developing a strategic pro-agreement approach to the next Westminster and Assembly elections.
Martin McGuinness said:
“I think the SDLP’s response to my call is a serious political mistake.
“The refusal by the SDLP’s leadership to even discuss how best we can maximise progressive and pro-Agreement representation in Westminster and the local institutions is a fundamental error.
“I believe the SDLP's negative response is an ill-thought out, knee-jerk reaction and represents a lost opportunity.
“It demonstrates a lack of strategic vision on the part of the SDLP and points up the need for more innovative and forward-looking politics which can effectively counter the unionist anti-Agreement axis.”