He's my local MP for Louth, and I wouldnt piss on him if he was on fire, but...
Professional offendees seem to have no tolerance for nuance at all nowadays. I think what he was saying, tactlessly nodoubt, was that the residents of Ballymurphy were the ni--, I mean downtrodden as well.
I cant believe I'm defending the murdering, paedophile-enabling, robbing, lying bollox.