Northern Ireland peace process

Title

Northern Ireland peace process

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

23 Nov 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:29

Description

Paul Rowley reports on former Conservative Party chairman Lord Tebbit’s (Norman Tebbit) criticism of Prime Minister John Major’s promise of talks with Sinn Fein over Northern Ireland peace if the IRA denounce terrorism. Includes excerpt of Tebbit’s speech at the inaugural Nicholas Ridley lecture; Lib Dem spokesman Lord Home, Alec Douglas-Home, claims Tebbit’s comments are irresponsible; Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew on the terms on which peace might be built. For Drivetime show.

Contributors

Norman Tebbit; Patrick Mayhew; Paul Rowley; Alec Douglas-Home

Keywords

Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; IRA; Peacebuilding; John Major; Drivetime (radio programme)

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