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image captionEdwin Poots was elected DUP leader by 19 votes to 17, beating MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
Edwin Poots has been elected leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), beating MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson by 19 votes to 17.
MLA Paula Bradley has been elected as the party s deputy leader, beating MP Gregory Campbell.
They are now set to lead the DUP into next years election for the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Other political stakeholders from across the UK and Ireland have been reacting to their victory.
Boris Johnson tweeted his congratulations to the newly elected DUP leader.
The prime minister said people across the UK are best served when we work together and that he looked forward to working with Mr Poots .
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Published: 12 May 2021 09:38 AM BdST
Updated: 12 May 2021 09:38 AM BdST Family members of the victims gesture as they pose for a picture following a news conference after listening to the findings of the report on the fatal shootings of 10 people in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast in 1971 that involved the British Army, in Ballymurphy, Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 11, 2021. REUTERS
British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in the deaths of nine of the 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast that sparked an upsurge of violence during Northern Ireland s Troubles, a judge-led inquiry found. );
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A Catholic priest and a mother of eight who served soldiers tea were among the victims in an event Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney described on Tuesday as one of the most tragic days of Northern Ireland s three decades of bloodshed.
British soldiers shot dead innocent N.Irish people in 1971 incident
FM Simon Coveney described the event as one of the most tragic days of Northern Ireland s three decades of bloodshed
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May 11, 2021
Family members of Frank Quinn arrive to listen to the findings of the report into the fatal shootings of 10 people in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast in 1971 that involved the British Army, at an inquest held at the International Conference Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 11, 2021.Family members of Frank Quinn arrive to listen to the findings of the report into the fatal shootings of 10 people in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast in 1971 that involved the British Army, at an inquest held at the International Conference Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 11, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
Rita Bonner, sister of a victim John Laverty, arrives to listen to the findings of the report into the fatal shootings of 10 people in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast in 1971 that involved the British Army, at an inquest held at the International Conference Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
BELFAST (Reuters) -British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in the deaths of nine of the 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast that sparked an upsurge of violence during Northern Ireland s Troubles, a judge-led inquiry found.
A Catholic priest and a mother of eight who served soldiers tea were among the victims in an event Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney described on Tuesday as one of the most tragic days of Northern Ireland s three decades of bloodshed.
United KingdomBritish Army killed innocent civilians in Belfast in 1971 -inquiry
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Family members of Frank Quinn arrive to listen to the findings of the report into the fatal shootings of 10 people in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast in 1971 that involved the British Army, at an inquest held at the International Conference Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 11, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
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British soldiers unjustifiably shot or used disproportionate force in the deaths of nine of the 10 innocent people killed in a 1971 incident in Belfast that sparked an upsurge of violence during Northern Ireland s Troubles, a judge-led inquiry found.
A Catholic priest and a mother of eight who served soldiers tea were among the victims in an event Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney described on Tuesday as one of the most tragic days of Northern Ireland s three decades of bloodshed.