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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...

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...

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...

She tweeted: "The victims and the families of the Ballymurphy Massacre have been vindicated and the truth laid bare. This was British state murder." Ten people, a mother of eight and a Catholic priest among them, were shot between 9 and 11 August 1971 as internment was introduced in Northern Ireland – a practice where paramilitary suspects were held indefinitely without trial. Army veterans said they came under sustained attack as trouble flared on 9 August when troops moved into national areas to arrest IRA suspects. The families of the deceased said their relatives were unarmed civilians ...

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...