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Claire Hanna: “I was so sorry that some bad faith actors were intent on reopening the hurt and the traumas of the past.”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2026
I was so sorry that some bad faith actors were intent on reopening the hurt and the traumas of the past.
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Claire Hanna
Social Democratic and Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Expressing regret over the parade's implications.

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