Junior minister told to apologise or quit over comments
A junior minister at the centre of a row with the civil service is being told to apologise or quit.
In comments over the weekend, Minister of State John McGuinness said there was now a culture in the civil service that destroys ambition and that workers are over-protected by unions.
The Civil and Public Service Union says its members are insulted.
At an emergency meeting of CPSU members this afternoon, a motion has been passed calling on Mr McGuinness to resign if he does not apologise.
A Government statement says his comments were of a personal nature and do not reflect Government policy.
