The SDLP a party you can trust.

Fuming!

Derry City Council representative on a  coalition of Councils involved in a proposed incinerator as part of  a 1/2 BILLION pound project did not know what was going on. When challenged SDLP's Shaun Gallagher claimed that he was being ambushed and stopped the interview.

When he was asked about alleged illegal dumping by one of the lead companies involved he denied all knowledge and said 'As elected members we had none of that detail, I'm not aware of that'. Derry City Council has confirmed to BBC Spotlight that all elected members were advised of the findings, the legal dispute lasted at least a year and a half and ended up in the high court.

When the reporter put it to him 'you should known this, you're on the waste management group' he then cried foul declared  he was being ambushed pulled off the microphone and ended the interview abruptly. Soon after Shaun Gallagher asked BBC's Spotlight programme in writing not to broadcast the interview... then shortly after this he stood down from Derry City Council.

He said he must've missed the detail of the report. No great loss really. The question is where does this leave the SDLP will the rest of their Councillors now claim they missed the report too?

What's even sadder is that people like this give the $hinners an air of respectibility.