SORRY seems to be the hardest word as well as it being the title of a song by Elton John, it could also describe the reluctance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to formally apologise to the families of the 1971 Ballymurphy massacre.
Criticism was directed at Johnson following the ruling on May 11, when Mrs Justice Keegan concluded that the victims of the shootings were “entirely innocent” and the British army was responsible.
Keegan went on to criticise the lack of investigation into the tenth victim John Kerr and said she could not rule who had killed him.
Yet despite this ruling laying the blame on the British army, it took until May 19 before Johnson finally did the decent thing and formally apologised to the families.
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image captionArlene Foster and Boris Johnson are expected to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol
The outgoing Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader and First Minister Arlene Foster will meet the prime minister in Downing Street on Thursday, the BBC understands.
It is believed the meeting has been organised for some time.
Mrs Foster is due to step down as DUP leader on 28 May and end her tenure as first minister at the end of June.
She will travel to London to meet Boris Johnson and is expected to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The visit will be Mrs Foster s last as both party leader and first minister.
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