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By Rebecca Black, PA Boris Johnson has “apologised unreservedly” for the events that led to the deaths of 10 innocent civilians in Ballymurphy 50 years ago. The British prime minister made the apology on behalf of the UK government during a phone call with the North’s First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill. A Downing Street spokesman said: “He said the conclusions of the Ballymurphy Inquest, published yesterday, were deeply sad and that the events of August 1971 were tragic. “The Prime Minister apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government...
The Prime Minister has “apologised unreservedly” for the events that led to the deaths of 10 innocent civilians in Ballymurphy 50 years ago. Boris Johnson made the apology on behalf of the UK Government during a phone call with Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill. A Downing Street spokesman said: “He said the conclusions of the Ballymurphy Inquest, published yesterday, were deeply sad and that the events of August 1971 were tragic. “The Prime Minister apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government for the events that t...
BBC News Published image captionTen people were killed in the wake of an Army operation in west Belfast in 1971 The prime minister has "apologised unreservedly" for the "events that took place in Ballymurphy" in 1971, Downing Street has said. A spokesperson said during a phone call with NI's first and deputy first ministers on Wednesday, Boris Johnson said what happened was "tragic". An inquest found 10 people who were shot in the wake of an Army operation in Belfast were "entirely innocent". Families of some of the Ballymurphy victims have rejected the apology. Politicians in Northern Irelan...