John Finucane was speaking as he appeared at a hearing in Washington DC on Tuesday and urged US support for his family.

Sinn Fein MP John Finucane described the meeting as ‘deeply concerning’.

The Government will establish an inquiry into the 1989 death of Pat Finucane.

Solicitor Mr Finucane (39) was shot dead at his family home in north Belfast in February 1989.

Mr Finucane’s family have pursued a long campaign for an inquiry into the 1989 shooting in north Belfast.

John Kelly’s father, Private Patrick Kelly, was killed while taking part in the rescue of a supermarket executive kidnapped by the Provisional IRA.

The Government has offered a lump sum to settle outstanding public sector pay demands and a new fiscal floor for Northern Ireland.