Kemi Badenoch, leader of the British Conservative Party, posted a video on social media on Tuesday promoting British Army veterans. The video included footage of soldiers running up William Street to the corner of Chamberlain Street in Derry on January 30, 1972, during Bloody Sunday, when 13 anti-internment marchers were killed and one more died later from injuries.

In the video, Badenoch stated that veterans defended the country and that it is time to defend them. She also referred to service members during the Troubles who risked their lives to protect others, defend the nation and keep the peace.

Foyle MP Colum Eastwood criticised the inclusion of the footage. He said Badenoch has questions to answer about using images from the day paratroopers killed civil rights protesters in Derry. Eastwood noted the video prioritises soldiers' interests over victims and survivors seeking truth and justice from the British state.

Tony Doherty, chair of the Bloody Sunday Trust who lost his father that day, called the footage use insulting to Derry families and others in Northern Ireland familiar with British Army actions. He said those actions involved murder, lies and cover-ups that never reached courtrooms.

Eastwood referenced former Prime Minister David Cameron's apology for the soldiers' actions on Bloody Sunday and expressed support for the victims' families.

Doherty added that while the video was deleted, the history of British Army actions, supported by the RUC, cannot be erased.

The video was removed on Friday. The Conservative Party apologised for including the material and said it will not be used again.