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Kemi Badenoch apologises after Bloody Sunday footage used in video

www.bbc.com·BBC News·6 months ago
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The Conservative leader, pictured in April, said she did not sign off on the video

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has apologised after a video opposing reforms to the Legacy Act that featured footage of soldiers on Bloody Sunday was posted to her social media account.

Thirteen people were shot dead when the Army opened fire on civil rights demonstrators. Last year a former Paratrooper was found not guilty of murder and attempted murder that day.

'Video went out in error'

Speaking to PA News on Saturday, Badenoch said it had gone out "in error".

Asked about the clip when she was in south-east London, Badenoch said: "I have apologised.…

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