Sinn Féin will stand against introduction of Digital ID Card in the north says Senator Conor Murphy
Responding to a statement made by Hilary Benn regarding the introduction of a mandatory British Government issued identification card for citizens in the north of Ireland, Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy said:
“The British Secretary of State Hilary Benn has stated that he is currently in consultation with the Irish government regarding the introduction of this ID Card.
“Mr Benn knows that all five main political parties in the north are against this ludicrous plan.
“He must immediately involve the northern parties in these discussions instead of making condescending remarks which demonstrate his flagrant disregard for the tens of thousands of Irish citizens in the north.
“The opposition to this scheme is not about a lack of wit as the SOS maintains, it is about the attempted denial of the expression of the right of citizens in the north to identify as Irish, a right protected and underscored by the Good Friday Agreement.
“Sinn Féin opposes this plan and we will stand against it’s implementation in the north of Ireland.
“I have written this morning to the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline opposition to this scheme and to reiterate the fact that it cannot be introduced on the island of Ireland.”