24 hours later, Karen Bradley has finally offered an apology for her deeply wrong comments in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Karen Bradley is not some woman off the street. She is the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Given that there hasn’t been an Assembly in Stormont for more than two years, the role […]

7 years ago

‘The language was wrong and deeply insensitive to many of those who lost loved ones.’ There have been calls for the Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley to resign following her comments about security force killings that she made on Wednesday. Initially, Bradley had said that “Over 90% of the killings during the Troubles were […]

7 years ago

Karen Bradley said that killings by the security forces at the time were “not crimes”. On Wednesday, Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley was asked about legacy issues by DUP MP Emma Little Pengelly, and in response, Bradley said the following: “Over 90% of the killings during the Troubles were at the hands of terrorists, […]

7 years ago

The comments have been called “offensive and outrageous”. Speaking at the House Of Commons on Wednesday afternoon, Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley was asked about legacy issues by DUP MP Emma Little Pengelly. In response, Bradley said “Over 90% of the killings during the Troubles were at the hands of terrorists, every single one of those […]

7 years ago

“I didn’t understand things like when elections are fought for example in Northern Ireland – people who are nationalists don’t vote for unionist parties and vice-versa.” The UK’s Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley has proven that she knows very little about the political history of Northern Ireland. Bradley said, when she was appointed earlier this […]

8 years ago