First Minister Michelle O’Neill first senior member of Sinn Féin to participate in Belfast Rememberance Sunday ceremony

The North’s First Minister has laid a wreath in Belfast to mark Remembrance Sunday.

Michelle O’Neill is the first senior member of Sinn Féin to participate in the official ceremony.

The move has prompted outrage from the families of some Troubles victims, who’ve accused her of populism.

But Ms. O’Neill says it’s in line with her pledge to be “a first minister for all”.

In a break from tradition, Taoiseach Simon Harris did not attend the annual commemoration in Enniskillen, with the government represented by Minister Heather Humphreys instead.

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