 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has paid tribute to former SDLP leader John Hume as she announced an EU crackdown on hate crime. The legendary Derry politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner passed away in August following a long illness. Speaking at her state of the union address in the EU Parliament on Wednesday morning, Ursula von der Leyen paid tribute to John Hume as she noted that we had lost a great European. She noted that peace in Ireland was only possible because of John Hume. She said: When I think about the state of our Union, 