Anti-Austerity Alliance leader Paul Murphy “our newly formed political party with People Before Profit will not form a government Sinn Fein if we are elected” – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Anti-Austerity Alliance leader Paul Murphy “our newly formed political party with People Before Profit will not form a government Sinn Fein if we are elected”




Anti-Austerity Alliance leader Paul Murphy has said his new merged political party will not form a government with Sinn Fein if they are elected in the next general election.

Mr Murphy made his comments after his party the Anti-Austerity Alliance, recently announced that they would merge with People Before Profit to form a new party to contest the upcoming general election. Mr Murphy made his comments whilst addressing those who attended the People Before Profit policy conference in Dublin yesterday afternoon, Mr Murphy told his fellow delegates that he doesn’t see Sinn Fein being able to form a truly left-wing government.

Mr Murphy said he does not believe that he could form a political relationship with Sinn Fein because they didn’t adopt a hard enough line on the non-payment of water charges when the issue was debated last year, the Anti-Austerity Alliance leader said: “I’m for letting Sinn Fein expose themselves, but I’m also for exposing them.

Mr Murphy further explained: “I think the fact that we won in Dublin South-West by going after them, mercilessly, is an example how you can criticise Sinn Fein along with working alongside them, in a way that can win support as opposed to loose support. “Because we know what Sinn Fein is and it’s not our duty just to keep that to ourselves, and knowing they’re going to sell out, but they’re trying to explain that to people.”

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