in the same year, 1974, mick hayes took part in this funeral for a hunger striker in london. ira bomb—maker who was convicted of paramilitary offences in the republic of ireland. and now, four decades after the murders in birmingham, mick hayes has emerged again to admit he was part of the group that bombed the city. i was a participant in the ira's activities in birmingham — how clear can i make it? did you plant the bombs? i was a participant in the ira's campaign in england. but you're not answering the question — did you plant the bombs? i'm giving you the only answer i can give you. mick hayes has in the past been questioned and named as a suspect in the bombings, but he's never been charged. even now, he won't say what role he played in the ira attack, but he says he takes "collective responsibility" for it. and i apologise, not only for myself. i apologise for all republicans, who had no intention of hurting anybody and sympathise with you. and the relatives, again, the relatives will say that you have blood on your hands. i know they'll say that, and from their point

in the same year — 1974 — mick hayes took part in this funeral for a hunger striker in london.b—maker who was convicted of paramilitary offences in the republic of ireland. and now, four decades after the murders in birmingham, mick hayes has emerged again to admit he was part of the group that bombed the city. was a participant in the ira's activities in birmingham — how clear can i make it? did you plant the bombs? i was a participant in the ira's campaign in england. but you're not answering the question — did you plant the bombs? i'm giving you the only answer i can give you. mick hayes has in the past been questioned and named as a suspect in the bombings, but he's never been charged. even now, he won't say what role he played in the ira attack, but he says he takes "collective responsibility" for it. and i apologise, not only for myself. i apologise for all republicans, who had no intention of hurting anybody and sympathise with you. and the relatives, again, the relatives will say that you have blood on your hands. i know they'll say that, and from their point of view, i

mick hayes has never spoken openly about his role.unteer" in november 1974, when the birmingham pub bombings killed 21 people. the ira has never officially admitted the attack. the apology was dismissed by relatives as "insulting." this from our ireland correspondent, chris buckler. the bombs were left in the heart of birmingham on a thursday night. placed inside pubs to cause destruction. explosions that led to 21 deaths. in the same year, 1974, mick hayes took part in this funeral for a hunger striker in london. he was a well—known republican, an admitted ira bomb—maker who was convicted of paramilitary offences in the republic of ireland. and now, four decades after the murders in birmingham, mick hayes has emerged again to admit he was part of the group that bombed the city. i was a participant in the ira's activities in birmingham, how clear can i make it? did you plant the bombs? i was a participant in the ira's campaign in england. but you're not answering the question, did you plant the bombs? i'm giving you the only answer i

in the same year, 197a, mick hayes took part in this funeral for a hunger striker in london.known republican, an admitted ira bomb—maker, who was convicted of paramilitary offences in the republic of ireland. and now, four decades after the murders in birmingham, mick hayes has emerged again to admit he was part of the group that bombed the city. i was a participant in the ira's activities in birmingham. how clear can i make it? did you plant the bombs? i was a participant in the ira's campaign in england. but you're not answering the question. did you plant the bombs? i'm giving you the only answer i can give you. mick hayes has, in the past, been questioned and named as a suspect in the bombings, but he's never been charged. even now, he won't say what role he played in the ira attack, but he says he takes "collective responsibility" for it. and i apologise, not only for myself. i apologise for all republicans, who had no intention of hurting anybody and sympathise with you. and the relatives, again, the relatives will say that you have blood on your hands. i know they'll s

but mick hayes says he is sorry. my message is as it has always been.een trying to find closure, i hope at last god will be merciful and bring you closure. and i apologise not only for myself, i apologise for all republicans who had no intention of hurting anybody and sympathise with you. would an apology mean anything if someone was to say, look, i am sorry, it was a mistake, we didn‘t mean it. no! no, no, no, no. no. no, it would be insulting. you've murdered 21 people and all you've got is "sorry"? what about, "i did it, i'm handing myself in." that might help. an apology? please, don't insult us. do you have a clear conscience? very much so, yes. i can sleep at night—time. yes, i do. because i‘m not a murderer. i'd like them to grow some balls and come forward and say, "i did it and i'm prepared to serve the time "for the heinous crime i've committed." no more, no less. but why don‘t you just come clean on your role in the birmingham pub bombings? i gave you an answer. i didn‘t tell you an untruth. i gave you an answer. why don‘t you answer the ques

mick hayes says he was an "active volunteer" in november 1974 when 21 people were killed in the birmingham bombings. the issue of low pay and the quality of our working lives will be addressed later today in a major report commissioned by the government. it's expected to say the ambition should be for all work to be "fair and decent" and providejob satisfaction, including for those on the lowest incomes. our special correspondent allan little has been looking at the some of the challenges facing low—paid workers in london. this is anibal yepez, he is 60. he and his wife share this house in north london with six others they barely know. he gets up at 4:30am every morning to go to the first of his three cleaning jobs. saturday i start at five o'clock and finish at two o'clock. sunday i start at ten o'clock and finish at 6am. so you work seven days a week? seven days a week. because the salary is a poor, poor salary. how much? £7.50 an hour. i am on 900. £900 a month? yes, 900. but i have to pay 500 for this room, the rent, and transport and food. the life is so, so hard. sam wadicor is 26, h

the ira campaign may be over, but mick hayes clings to the uniform of his paramilitary past.t has never faced charges. he says he was an active volunteer in the city the night the bombs exploded. tonight, he breaks his silence about his ira past. i take absolute, total collective responsibility — and, yes, i feel justified in being part of any part of the ira that operated in england. there was no intention of the ira to kill innocent people. that wasn't meant. that wasn't done. it wouldn't have been done, if that was the case. did you plant a bomb... i'm... ..in the tavern in the town... i'm not telling you, no. ..or the mulberry bush? i'm not telling you. my role? i was an active volunteer. strike england. to bring the focus of the war... to the attention of the english people.

mick hayes says he was an "active volunteer" on the night in 1974 when 21 people were killed in the birminghamombings. now on bbc news, monday in parliament. hello, and welcome to monday in parliament. the main news from westminster: after the 620 summit, the prime minister is confident about the uk's position in the world — but dismayed at america's position on climate change. i spoke personally to president trump to encourage them to rejoin the paris agreement and i continue to hope that is exactly what he will do. theresa may is reaching out to other parties on big policy issues — labour says her government has run out of steam. if the prime minister would like it i am very happy to furnish her with a copy of our election manifesto, or better still an early election so that the people of this country can decide. also on the programme: the falkland islander who travelled 8,000 miles to raise concerns about brexit. we may well lose the support of the rest of europe and may well see spain and possibly other members of europe giving greater support to argentina over its mistaken and a legal cla