From: Belfast Telegraph
By Claire McNeilly
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Q. Your dad Robert confessed to selling illegal cigarettes in Ballymena. As a fierce critic of cigarette smuggling, that episode was surely not only embarrassing for you, but also for the party. Did you and your father fall out over it?
A. We never fell out, but I wasn’t happy. Crime is crime, breaking the law is breaking the law. I’m not my father’s keeper, but what he did was wrong. My dad would tell you that. The party was very supportive. It’s water under the bridge. I’ve never smoked in my life, I detest it.
