Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has told Sky News there are 'no excuses' for her comments that killings by the military and police during the Troubles 'were not crimes'.
Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has told Sky News there are 'no excuses' for her comments that killings by the military and police during the Troubles 'were not crimes' - but repeatedly refused to say whether she would resign. The cabinet minister has been fiercely criticised after telling MPs on Wednesday that British servicemen 'were people acting under orders and instructions, fulfilling their duties in a dignified and appropriate way'.
Amid the backlash at her remarks, Ms Bradley was forced to return to the Commons hours later to clarify that she was 'not referring to any specific cases'. In 2010, former prime minister David Cameron issued a formal state apology for the 'unjustified and unjustifiable' killing of 13 people by British soldiers in Northern Ireland in 1972. Prosecutors are next week set to announce whether soldiers will face trial for the Bloody Sunday killings in Derry/Londonderry.
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