Badenoch Sorry Over Bloody Sunday Social Media Post
Kemi Badenoch has said sorry after Bloody Sunday footage was used in social media posts. The posts criticised a bill on legacy issues in Northern Ireland.
The video appeared on Badenoch's social media channels on Tuesday. It was removed on Friday after public anger.
Badenoch said she did not approve the use of the footage. She said it was shared by "very young people" on her team.
MP Colum Eastwood had called on Badenoch to personally say sorry. Bloody Sunday was a massacre on 30 January 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland.
British soldiers opened fire on unarmed civil rights protesters. They killed 13 civilians and a 14th victim died later from injuries.
Klear Note — Bloody Sunday was a 1972 massacre in Northern Ireland where British soldiers killed 14 unarmed protesters. It remains deeply painful in Irish history. Using this footage in political posts upset many people.
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- Bloody Sunday 1972 massacre where British soldiers shot unarmed protesters in Derry
- Kemi Badenoch Leader of the UK Conservative Party
- Legacy bill A law dealing with unresolved crimes from Northern Ireland's past conflict
- Colum Eastwood MP for Foyle in Northern Ireland and SDLP party leader