FORMER SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell walked out of a committee meeting at Westminster after clashing with Labour MP Kate Hoey. A chair was knocked over as Dr McDonnell left the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee during hearings on Monday about how a possible exit from the European Union would affect the north. The South Belfast MP called on the committee chair to "control that member" after Ms Hoey appeared to smile as his party leader Colum Eastwood spoke about former SDLP leader John Hume and the peace process. "That is not acceptable," Dr McDonnell said. &[...]