"The Conservative Party, whose former leader David Cameron issued a public apology in 2010 for the soldiers' actions, said the video was removed 'as soon as we were made aware of the footage.'"
"'I am shocked, frankly, that Kemi Badenoch has posted a video trumpeting the service of British soldiers in Northern Ireland using footage from Bloody Sunday,' said Foyle MP Colum Eastwood."
"'It is disgusting, disgraceful and it is an insult to the innocent civil rights protesters' who were killed, Eastwood said."
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, received criticism for a social media video opposing Legacy Act reforms that included footage from Bloody Sunday. The video depicted soldiers entering Londonderry on January 30, 1972, when thirteen civil rights demonstrators were shot dead. The Conservative Party removed the video upon realizing the footage's inclusion and issued an apology. Foyle MP Colum Eastwood condemned the video as 'disgusting and disgraceful,' emphasizing the insensitivity towards the victims' families and the historical context of the events.
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