Unionist leaders’ talks with Government go well

Title

Unionist leaders’ talks with Government go well

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

25 Feb 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:21

Description

Northern Ireland Unionist leaders have met with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King, and are very positive about the outcome. Report includes Thatcher speech backing the idea of further round table talks; interviews with Tom King, saying this is an exciting new start for Northern Ireland and Jim Molyneaux, head of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), expressing satisfaction with the talks. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Tom King; James Molyneaux

Keywords

Politics; Internal politics; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; British; Unionism (Irish politics); Ian Paisley; Tom King; James Molyneaux

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