Karen Bradley offers apology for NI security force killings comments
The Northern Ireland Secretary has apologised over comments she made in the Commons about the Troubles.
"The language was wrong and even though this was not my intention, it was deeply insensitive to many of those who lost loved ones." "Where there is any evidence of wrongdoing this should be pursued without fear or favour whoever the perpetrators might be. That is a principle that underpins our approach to dealing with legacy issues and it is one from which we will not depart."Lord Dannatt is the former head of the British ArmyShe"has in any event corrected the remarks", he added.
Karen Bradley"should have been alive" to the fact that an announcement is due to be made on whether or not former soldiers should be prosecuted in relation to Bloody Sunday, he said."She has clearly put her foot in her mouth... and I think she knows that," he added.
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