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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. Hours earlier, former prime minister Tony Blair called for a truth and reconciliation commission for...

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 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has “apologised unreservedly” for the events that led to ...

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 those killed,” Downing Street said in a statement. However, it noted that he also restated his amb...

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...

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 spokesperson said Ms O’Neill challenged Mr Johnson to apologise to the Ballymurphy families. They said she...