Colum Eastwood’s naming of Soldier F is the beginning of a fraught debate over legacy issues

The SDLP has controversially used parliamentary privilege to name the soldier involved in one of the most emotive cases of the Northern Irish Troubles.

By Ailbhe Rea

Colum Eastwood (left), the leader of the SDLP (Photo By Getty)

Colum Eastwood, the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and the MP for Foyle, has used parliamentary privilege to name Soldier F, a former British soldier facing murder charges for his actions on Bloody Sunday during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

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