John Major on 3 day IRA ceasefire

Title

John Major on 3 day IRA ceasefire

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

31 Mar 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:43

Description

Press statement by UK Prime Minister John Major during a tour of Northern Ireland where he denounces the 3 day IRA ceasefire as cynical and inadequate, saying a temporary halt to the violence is not good enough for them to enter peace negotiations based on the Joint Declaration.

Contributors

John Major

Keywords

Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Ireland; UK; IRA; International relations; Sinn Fein; Peacebuilding

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