tony blair to take questions from the house of commons. now, thursday's session. >> order, order please. questions to the prime minister, mr. adams on behalf of all irish citizens i would like to personally thank the prime minister for working with president clinton to achieve peace in northern ireland, but does one single document really make up for decades of suffering caused the british oppression? >> order, order. >> perhaps not, but i would like to see the right honorable gentleman from belfast make up to two years of british suffering caused by riverdance. >> order! >> what do you think? >> gerry adams was never a member of the house of commons. all of the sinn fein members elected were not taking seats. still, they have offices in london, and they look after the interests of their constituents, but they will not take their seats in either house. in parliament you have to swear an oath of allegiance to her majesty, and they are not prepared to do that. the deputy first minister of northern ireland who is a leader of sinn fein along with gerry adams is technically her majesty's first minister, but he never took an oath, and