McGuinness Comes To London As MP
Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness, has arrived in London for the first time since he was elected to Parliament in the mid-Ulster seat.
He's gone to Holloway prison to visit Roisin McAliskey, who's fighting extradition to Germany in connection with an IRA bombing.
Miss McAliskey is expecting a baby in the next few days, but efforts to get bail have so far failed.
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McGuinness arrives in London
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Speaking as he was about to spend half an hour with Miss McAliskey, Mr McGuinness said he was calling on the British and German authorities to "do everything in their power to alleviate her plight".
The Sinn Fein MP went on afterwards to meet with the prison governor.
His visit to the capital comes as Sinn Fein are said to be considering opening an office in the House of Commons.
Party leader Gerry Adams and Mr McGuinness are the only two Sinn Fein MPs, and are unlikely to take their seats in Parliament. In order to vote they would have to swear an oath of allegiance to the Crown, but they would still be able to use other Commons facilities.
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