Kemi Badenoch apologises after Bloody Sunday footage used in video
Summary
Kemi Badenoch, Conservative Party leader, apologized after a video using Bloody Sunday footage was posted on her social media by mistake. The video opposed reforms to a law dealing with old Troubles-era cases; the party removed it and apologized once they realized the error.Key Facts
- The video showed soldiers entering the Bogside area in Londonderry on January 30, 1972, during Bloody Sunday.
- On Bloody Sunday, British soldiers shot dead 13 civil rights protesters.
- The video was posted on Kemi Badenoch’s and the Conservative Party’s social media accounts but was removed quickly after the mistake was noticed.
- Badenoch did not approve the video and said it was shared in error by younger individuals who did not recognize the footage.
- The Conservative Party apologized for using the footage and said it will not happen again.
- Foyle MP Colum Eastwood called the use of the footage “disgusting” and wants a personal apology to Bloody Sunday victims’ families.
- The Bloody Sunday shootings were ruled unjustified by the 2010 Saville Inquiry.
- The video related to a debate on the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, which aims to replace a law restricting legal action about Troubles-related incidents.
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