John McDonnell, controversially appointed shadow chancellor by Jeremy Corbyn this week, has apologised for saying IRA members should be "honoured".
Confronted on TV, the left-wing Labour MP said his comments, made in 2003, had clearly caused offence and he apologised "from the bottom of my heart".
Mr McDonnell, who has been under fire since his appointment over previously speaking about the "bravery" of the IRA, said he had been urging militants to "put their weapons away".
Speaking on BBC TV's Question Time, he also said he was sorry for an "appalling joke" about former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
In 2010, he said if he could go back in time he would "assassinate Thatcher".
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