Pat Finucane, Widow calling for inquiry
Mark Durkan said he had already spoken to Downing Street to urge the holding of an immediate public inquiry into the murder of the Belfast solicitor and the activities of the British Army's Force Research Unit.
The British and Irish governments have appointed a Canadian judge to examine the Finucane and other cases. If he recommends a public judicial inquiry, they have committed themselves to one. Judge Cory intends to publish his findings in October.
Mr Durkan said there was no reason why both governments could not ask Judge Cory to publish his report now.
He added that the British Government must face up to the fact that the collusion went much further and wider than the killing of Pat Finucane.
The SDLP leader hit out at David Trimble's claim that some in the security forces had simply been 'over enthusiastic', saying the suggestion was 'disgraceful'.
He said it was about security force involvement in murder. 'Unionist politicians and the British establishment cannot deny or diminish the true scale of this any longer,' he added.
Mr Durkan also claimed that the lack of public confidence in the DPP reinforced the need for a public inquiry:
Trimble calls for collusion inquiry
Earlier today the UUP leader, David Trimble, said the British Parliament should hold an inquiry into how widespread collusion between Loyalist paramilitaries and security forces in the North was allowed to occur.
Speaking on BBC Radio, Mr Trimble rejected calls for a full judicial investigation following yesterday's publication of Sir John Stevens's report.
He said, however, that Westminster's all-party Parliamentary Intelligence Committee - which sits in private - could examine what happened.
The widow of the murdered Belfast solicitor has called for a full inquiry.
However the Vice Chairman of the North's Policing Board said a public inquiry into Mr Finucane's murder may not be satisfactory because of the legal wrangling involved.
Denis Bradley had been a campaigner for the Saville Enquiry into Bloody Sunday, but he said he was sometimes disappointed because of the amount of legal detail.
