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The UK Government must apologise “as a bare minimum” to the families of 10 innocent civilians killed in west Belfast in 1971 in shootings involving the Army, Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister said. Speaking the day after a coroner ruled that the 10 people killed in Ballymurphy nearly 50 years ago were “entirely innocent”, Michelle O’Neill said Tuesday had been “a day for truth for the Ballymurphy families … but not a day of justice, and that’s what the families now need...

Mr Johnson made apology during call with Arlene Foster and Michelle ONeill PM said conclusions of Ballymurphy inquest were deeply sad, spokesman said Ms Foster is Northern Irelands First Minister, whilst Ms ONeill is deputy and leader of Sinn Fein Son of one of people killed rejected what he called a third party apology John Teggart questioned why Mr Johnson did not say sorry publicly 

Top Story May 12, 2021 BELFAST: Ten people killed in west Belfast 50 years ago in disputed shootings involving British soldiers were “entirely innocent”, a coroner has ruled. The Army has been found to be responsible for nine of the 10 deaths in August 1971, which included a mother-of-eight and a Catholic priest. Presiding Coroner Mrs Justice Keegan said there was not enough evidence for her to determine where the shot that killed the 10th victim, John McKerr, came from, but branded it “...

John Teggart queried why Boris Johnson did not make a public apology. A Downing Street spokesman said that in a conversation with First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill, Mr Johnson “apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Jessica Taylor/PA) However the apology was not referenced in either DUP or Sinn Fein statements following the virtual meeting which focused on coronavirus. In a statement a Sinn Fein spokespe...

SHARE The UK Prime Minister called First Minister of Northern Ireland Arlene Foster to apologise unreservedly on behalf of the British government for the events that took place in Ballymurphy as well as the five decades of delay in investigating. "The prime minister apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK government for the events that took place in Ballymurphy and the huge anguish that the lengthy pursuit of truth has caused the families of those killed," a Downing Street spokesman said. ...

First published on Wed 12 May 2021 12.28 EDT Boris Johnson has apologised for the British army operation that resulted in the death of 10 innocent civilians in the west Belfast neighbourhood of Ballymurphy in 1971. The prime minister made the apology on Wednesday, a day after an inquest in Northern Ireland found the use of force had been unjustified, implicating the army in a Troubles atrocity to rival Bloody Sunday. Johnson made his remarks in a phone call to Northern Ireland’s first mini...

Boris Johnson unreservedly apologises for huge anguish caused to Ballymuprhy families Downing Street said Mr Johnson made the remarks during a call with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland The spokesperson said Mr Johnson restated his Government’s intention to deliver a way forward in Northern Ireland that focuses on reconciliation, delivers for victims of the Troubles and ends the cycle of reinvestigations. File Picture Wed, 12 May, 2021 - 17:59 Rebecca Black PA...

Boris Johnson has apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government for the Ballymurphy Massacre. Downing Street said the British Prime Minister made the apology in a call with Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill this evening. “The Prime Minister apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government for the events that took place in Ballymurphy and the huge anguish that the lengthy pursuit of truth has caused the families of th...

A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified. What beca...

Relatives criticise British prime minister’s statement as it was not addressed to them