Anglo-Irish agreement - Tom King on unionist resignations

Title

Anglo-Irish agreement - Tom King on unionist resignations

Genre

Interview

TX Date

28 Nov 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

Interview with Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King on the decision of unionist MPs to resign from the House of Commons to force by-elections on the issue following the signing of the Anglo-Irish agreement on the future of Northern Ireland agreed between UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish premier Dr Garret FitzGerald and its approval by the Commons. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

Contributors

Tom King; Peter Murphy?

Keywords

Internal politics; Armed forces; Northern Ireland; Ireland; UK; Peace treaties; Political parties; Members of Parliament; International politics; Peacebuilding; Unionism (Irish politics); Security; International cooperation; International instruments; Resignation (political); DUP; UUP

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