Willie Whitelaw on IRA prisoners

Title

Willie Whitelaw on IRA prisoners

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Feb 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:18

Description

Interview with Conservative Party MP Willie Whitelaw who says he was wrong to allow IRA prisoners special status, while Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the Heath government from 1972 to 1973. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

William Whitelaw

Keywords

Political prisoners; Northern Ireland; Terrorists; IRA; Cabinet ministers

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