Riots in Londonderry during John Major’s visit

Title

Riots in Londonderry during John Major’s visit

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

4 May 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:33

Description

Brian Ging reports on riots in Londonderry which have held up the Northern Ireland peace process. Correspondent Tom Coulter describes how crowds turned against Prime Minister John Major on a visit to the area. Major gives an interview on his trip and says he will not be stopped by thugs. Mitchel McLaughlin of Sinn Fein blames the RUC for the lack of security.

Contributors

John Major; Brian Ging; Tom Coulter; Mitchel McLaughlin

Keywords

Internal politics; Northern Ireland; UK; IRA; Riots; Sinn Fein; Peacebuilding; Londonderry

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