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Kemi Badenoch use of Bloody Sunday footage 'disgusting', says MP
The Conservative Party apologized after deleting a video that used Bloody Sunday footage to attack Labour’s legacy bill, prompting criticism from Foyle MP Colum Eastwood.
- On Friday, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch deleted a social media video that included footage of Bloody Sunday. The clip, posted Tuesday to criticize the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, drew sharp backlash for using imagery of the 1972 killings.
- The video, which opposed Labour government changes to Troubles legacy legislation, featured clips of the Parachute Regiment in Derry on January 30, 1972. Badenoch claimed the new Bill would "drag" Troubles veterans back to court.
- Foyle MP Colum Eastwood labeled the video "disgusting" and "disgraceful," arguing it prioritized soldiers over victims. He noted that 14 people were killed by British paratroopers in 1972, an event David Cameron once called "unjustified and unjustifiable."
- A Conservative Party spokesman apologized for the material on Friday, stating, "We apologise for the inclusion of this material, which should not have been used and will not be used again." The video was removed immediately upon discovery.
- The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill aims to replace the 2023 Legacy Act, which was previously ruled unlawful. Badenoch's party seeks to block the legislation, highlighting deep sensitivities surrounding justice for Troubles-era killings.
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Badenoch posts Bloody Sunday footage while demanding impunity for British troops
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has posted footage of Bloody Sunday in a video where she effectively calls for British soldiers to be immune from prosecution for their crimes. Bloody Sunday was the 1972 massacre British troops carried out in Derry, killing 14 people and wounding at least 15 others. Badenoch used the video to criticise Keir Starmer’s revamping of the Legacy Act. That was the legislation brought in by the Tories in 2023, intende…
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