Crocodile Tears?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34285308
Can anyone detect any sincerity with this "apology"?

[Zacs-Master]

Another politician with a sudden rise in status and income who wants to maintain their position......at the risk of denying their true feelings. Pah.

[bazwillrun]

sorry hes had to apologise...if he felt that bad about it , why wait until now...

[andy-hughes]

I think Zacs has it in one - an apology didn't matter, until his profile was high enough for someone to mention something from his past.

[marval]

Sincerity? no way, if he had hadn't been given a position by Corbyn, there would have been no apology.

[Togo]

He's a grovelling little git who lacks the courage of his convictions. I do hope that no one voices a desire to assassinate him as he once did regarding Mrs Thatcher.

[murraymints]

busted !! he should crawl back under his rock !

[vulcan42]

An apology is always useful when you're standing at a trough. A sincere MP is a bit of an oxymoron but at least the moron part is right.

[jomifl]

He s just another unapologetic trotskyite who has has to...apologise. That's the sort of compromise you have to make if you lust after power..just like his boss.

[mikey4444]

I don't agree. McDonnell has apologised many times in the past, and he gave a very full explanation and an apology on Question Times last night.

We need to get over this and move on.

[youngmafbog]

I bet you would not be saying that if it was a Tory politician Mickey.

This guy, like most of the others in the house would sell their own Grandmother if it would help them.

[Svejk]

mikey4444

/// We need to get over this and move on. ///

a) Why ?

b) Who's this 'We' ?

[Svejk]

Talking of insincerity, what about Salmon's stomach churning reference to Aylan. 'and if he had lived we still wouldn't invite him here'. Boak, as I think they say.

[New Judge]

Mr McDonnell also attempted to justify his mentioning "Britain's occupation of Northern Ireland" by suggesting he had to use language that the Republicans would understand so as to present both sides of the argument. He also suggested that without his efforts and inane utterings "we would not have the peace in Northern Ireland that we have today". Perhaps he should have glanced at the news from 9th September:

"A political crisis has been sparked in Northern Ireland following the murder of former IRA man Kevin McGuigan Sr. Police have said they believe IRA members were involved in the shooting."

Mr McDonnell came across as a shifty, insincere creep. His apologies and explanations were simply a load of excrement. As has been said, none of these would have been forthcoming had he had not had high office unexpectedly thrust upon him. (The best one of his insincereties was his explanation of Mr Corbyn's failure to sing the National Anthem at the Battle of Britain service. Apparently he was deep in thought and remembrance. Yeah, right).

The amount of air time he received on QT last night was preposterous. I know many of the questions related to the Labour Leadership. But other panelsts were entitled to some time too and, particularly in the first half of the programme, Mr McDonnell was omnipresent.

The Labour Party has elected leader who promises to give the electorate a different kind of politics. His performance thusfar and the selection of his Shadow government ceryainly confirms that.

[ToraToraTora]

"... no one voices a desire to assassinate him as he once did regarding Mrs Thatcher" - no one will because he is several hundred divisions below TGL in any measurable context.