Page 5 - பிரான்சிஸ் க்வின் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from பிரான்சிஸ் க்வின். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In பிரான்சிஸ் க்வின் Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Boris Johnson "apologises unreservedly" on behalf of UK Government over Ballymurphy


Boris Johnson apologises unreservedly on behalf of UK Government over Ballymurphy
The apology has been slammed
Updated
(Image: Liam McBurney/PA Wire)
Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and we ll do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Subscribe
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.
Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice
Boris Johnson has apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government over the deaths of 10 people in Ballymurphy, West Belfast in 1971. ....

United Kingdom , Northern Ireland , John Laverty , Noel Phillips , Colum Eastwood , Francis Quinn , Daniel Teggart , Justice Keegan , Naomi Long , Boris Johnson , Joseph Murphy , Arlene Foster , Edward Doherty , John James Mckerr , Hugh Mullan , Michelle Oneill , Joseph Corr , Joan Connolly , United Kingdom Government , West Belfast , Coroner Mrs Justice Keegan , John James , First Minister Michelleo Neill , First Minister Arlene , Minister Naomi Long , Downing Street ,

Ballymurphy victims given apology by Boris Johnson


SHARE
The UK Prime Minister called First Minister of Northern Ireland Arlene Foster to apologise unreservedly on behalf of the British government for the events that took place in Ballymurphy as well as the five decades of delay in investigating. The prime minister apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK government for the events that took place in Ballymurphy and the huge anguish that the lengthy pursuit of truth has caused the families of those killed, a Downing Street spokesman said.
Hours earlier, former prime minister Tony Blair called for a truth and reconciliation commission for Northern Ireland to address historical crimes on both sides of The Troubles. ....

United Kingdom , South Africa , Northern Ireland , John Laverty , Noel Phillips , Lady Justice Keegan , Francis Quinn , Tony Blair , Boris Johnson , Arlene Foster , Edward Doherty , Catholic Ballymurphy , Alice Harper , Joseph Murray , Danny Teggart , John Mckerr , Hugh Mullan , Joseph Corr , Joan Connolly , Theresa Villiers , British Army , United Kingdom Prime Minister , First Minister , Northern Ireland Arlene Foster , Downing Street , Justice Keegan ,

Ballymurphy Massacre: Johnson 'apologises unreservedly' on behalf of UK Government


Boris Johnson has apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government for the Ballymurphy Massacre.
Downing Street said the British Prime Minister made the apology in a call with Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill this evening.
“The Prime Minister apologised unreservedly on behalf of the UK Government for the
events that took place in Ballymurphy and the huge anguish that the lengthy pursuit of truth has caused the families of those killed,” Downing Street said in a statement.
However, it noted that he also restated his ambition to deliver a way forward in the North that, “focuses on reconciliation, delivers for victims of the Troubles and ends the cycle of reinvestigations.” ....

United Kingdom , Northern Ireland , Noel Phillips , John Laverty , Justice Siobhan Keegan , Francis Quinn , Daniel Teggart , Justice Keegan , Peter Morrison , Boris Johnson , John Teggart , Arlene Foster , Edward Doherty , Joseph Murray , John Mckerr , Paddy Mccarthy , Hugh Mullan , Michelle Oneill , Joseph Corr , Joan Connolly , British Army , United Kingdom Government , British Prime Minister , First Minister Arlene Foster , Deputy First Minister Michelleo Neill , Prime Minister ,

Ballymurphy: 'The world is being told now what we knew all along'


Delivering her findings in Belfast on Tuesday, Mrs Justice Keegan found all 10 victims were “entirely innocent”; nine were shot by the British army and, in the case of the 10th, the “abject failure” to investigate at the time meant there was no evidence upon which to base a judgment.
‘Posed no threat’
In the vast, echoing hall of the International Convention Centre by the river Lagan, the coroner outlined what was known about the last moments of each of the victims.
Edward Doherty, an “innocent man who posed no threat” and was simply making his way home; John Laverty and Joseph Corr, “shot in the back while either crouching, crawling or prone”; Francis Quinn and the parish priest, Fr Hugh Mullan, both “innocent men” who went to help one of the injured. ....

United Kingdom , John Laverty , John Teggart , Edward Doherty , Alice Harper , Francis Quinn , John James Mckerr , Anne Ferguson , Hugh Mullan , Carmel Quinn , Justice Keegan , Joseph Corr , Mary Kate Quinn , International Convention Centre , International Convention Centre In Belfast , Mrs Justice Keegan , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , ஜான் வறுமை , எட்வர்ட் டோவர்டீ , ஆலிஸ் ஹார்பர் , பிரான்சிஸ் க்வின் , அன்னே ஃபெர்குசன் , ஹக் முல்லன் , கார்மல் க்வின் , நீதி கீகந் , ஜோசப் காரர் ,

Fifty year wait to hear the words - 'entirely innocent'


They had carried them for the final time into the former Waterfront Hall building yesterday to hear the judge deliver her findings.
Now designated a Nightingale venue for the courts service, one of its cavernous conference halls had been reassembled as a makeshift courtroom for the occasion.
I deeply regret what the Ballymurphy families have had to go through. While I cannot change it, it renews my ambition to ensure that other families do not have to go through similar experiences in the future. My statement following today’s verdicthttps://t.co/Yzoy0HlTgX
Brandon Lewis (@BrandonLewis) May 11, 2021
The walls were shrouded with black fabric and around 60 utilitarian purple and chrome waiting room-style chairs were arranged into family bubbles, three rows deep, in front of a raised dais. ....

United Kingdom , John Laverty , Noel Phillips , Eddie Doherty , Justice Siobhan Keegan , Francis Quinn , Daniel Teggart , John Mckerr , Hugh Mullan , Justice Keegan , Joseph Corr , Joan Connolly , Joseph Murphy , International Conference Centre , Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan , Laganside Courts , Waterfront Hall , Mrs Justice Keegan , Whiterock Road , Mountain Loney , Royal British Legion , World War , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , ஜான் வறுமை , நோயல் பிலிப்ஸ் , எட்டி டோவர்டீ ,