McDonnell IRA apology 'welcome', says father of victim

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has apologised for saying in 2003 that IRA members should be "honoured".

The MP, appointed by new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, said the comments had clearly caused offence and apologised "from the bottom of my heart".

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Colin Parry - whose 12-year-old son Tim was killed by an IRA bomb in Warrington in 1993 - said Mr McDonnell's apology is "welcome" but that his words are "still offensive now".