John Major on NI decommissioning report

Title

John Major on NI decommissioning report

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

24 Jan 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:01:09

Description

UK Prime Minister John Major speaking in the Commons gives his response to the Mitchell Commission Report on the Northern Ireland peace process and decommissioning of weapons. Mr Major welcomes the broad thrust of the report and the positive response of most parties to it but notes the refusal of the paramilitaries to decommission weapons before talks start.

Contributors

John Major

Keywords

Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Great Britain; Weapons; Peacebuilding

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