Kemi apologises for using footage from Bloody Sunday in a video. 21 hours agoPA MediaConservative Leader Kemi BADENOTHS has apologized after a video opposing the Legacy Act featured footage of soldiers entering the Bogside Area of Londonderry, 30 January 1972. Thirteen people were killed when the Army opened up fire on civil right demonstrators. The Conservative Party apologized on Friday for using footage from Bloody Sunday in a video. ‘Video was sent in error’ Speaking to PA News Saturday, Badenoch stated that the video had been sent “in error”. When asked about the clip while she was in South-East London, Badenoch replied: “I apologise.” I did not sign off on the video. “It was a vote on legislation in parliament that Labour is putting in place that is hounding very elderly veterans over things that happened decades earlier, often under the instructions of political leaders that are no longer alive. “We support our vets, but the video was made by very young people that did not recognize the footage as coming from Bloody Sunday. “I also apologise for the mistake that was made in releasing that video. It was removed as soon the party realized that this was what was put out. “Foyle MP Colum Eastwood said use of the footage was “disgusting and disgraceful”.Eastwood said he welcomed the apology but called on Badenoch to apologise personally to the survivors and families of victims of Bloody Sunday.The video was published on several Conservative Party social platforms and on Badenoch’s X account before it was removed on Friday.PA MediaOn Friday The Conservative Party, whose former leader David Cameron issued a public apology for the soldiers’ actions, said the video was removed “as soon as we were made aware of the footage”. “We apologise for the inclusion of this material, which should not have been used and will not be used again,” a spokesman told BBC News NI.In 2010 the Saville Inquiry into the shootings found that none of the casualties were posing a threat or doing anything that would justify their shooting.The prime minister at the time, Cameron, described the killings as “unjustified and unjustifiable”.In October 2025, a former paratrooper known as Soldier F was found not guilty of the murder of William McKinney, 26, and James Wray, 22, and the attempted murder of five others on Bloody Sunday.What is the Legacy Bill?Labour’s bill, The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, seeks to replace the contentious Legacy Act, which introduced a ban on inquests and civil actions related to Troubles-era incidents.It aims to repeal and replace the previous Conservative government’s legislation.London and Dublin agreed a joint framework last September ahead of the UK government starting its bid to replace the previous legacy act.The move was criticised by all parties and victims’ groups in Northern Ireland.The government has faced pressure from veterans and some MPs who have said the legislation does not go far enough when it comes to protections for veterans.On Monday, the government passed a carry-over motion allowing the bill to continue its passage through Parliament after prorogation, but it is not clear when exactly it will be debated by MPs.Kemi Badenoch use of Bloody Sunday footage ‘disgusting’, says MPBloody Sunday: What happened on Sunday 30 January 1972?Conservative PartyKemi BadenochNorthern IrelandThe TroublesColum EastwoodLondonderry-Derry
