Peter Brooke to stay on as Secretary of State

Title

Peter Brooke to stay on as Secretary of State

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

21 Jan 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

Ulster Unionists, The Reverend Ian Paisley and William McCrea have express their anger at the conduct of Northern Ireland Secretary, Peter Brooke, who sang on Irish television just hours after an IRA bomb attack. Prime Minister John Major speaks in Brooke’s defence. Peter Russell, LBC’s political correspondent, reports.

Contributors

Ian Paisley; John Major; Peter Russell; William McCrea

Keywords

Government; Northern Ireland; Cabinet ministers; Resignation (political); Peter Brooke; Behaviour

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