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Ballymurphy: why Britain avoided apologies
The Prime Minister has finally said sorry for the deaths of 10 innocent people 50 years ago — but don’t expect other admissions to be forthcoming, or the whole house of cards justifying Britain’s occupation of the North of Ireland would collapse, explains RICHARD RUDKIN
Family members arrive for the inquest into the Ballymurphy shooting, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday May 11, 2021
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SORRY seems to be the hardest word — as well as it being the title of a song by Elton John, it could also describe the reluctance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to formally apologise to the families of the 1971 Ballymurphy massacre.
Criticism was directed at Johnson following the ruling on May 11, when Mrs Justice Keegan concluded that the victims of the shootings were “entirely innocent” and the British army was responsible.
Keegan went on to criticise the lack of investigation into the tenth victim John Kerr — and said she could not rule who had killed him.
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