Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd condemns Kingsmills massacre and says he is "ashamed" by it - @AllisonMorris1 and @SJAMcBride react

It's been a toxic week for local politics which started with the outrage over the stunt by Sinn Fein MP Barry McElduff who posted a video online with a Kingsmill loaf on his head on the anniversary of the massacre. He was suspended by his party for three months as a result and there was a further row yesterday after some unionist politicians shared online a cartoon about the atrocity in which 10 Protestant workmen were murdered 42 years ago. But last night on The View on BBC One the DUP and Sinn Fein went some way to drawing a line under the matter, with a remarkable exchange between Edwin Poots, John O'Dowd and host Mark Carruthers. Sinn Fein MLA John O'Dowd said he was ashamed by the Kingsmills atrocity as he made an outright condemnation of the sectarian attack. Former DUP Minister Edwin Poots said the hurt caused to the families this week should sharpen the focus on the two parties to get talks back on track to try and reach political agreement. And he also condemned the attack on four members of the O'Dowd family which happened the day before Kingsmills. In the studio last night for that interview was Newsletter political editor Sam McBride and the Irish News security correspondent Allison Morris, who both joined Vinny this morning.