Jim Prior starts Northern Ireland appointment

Title

Jim Prior starts Northern Ireland appointment

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

20 Sep 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:15

Description

Report on reaction to the appointment and the first week in office of new Northern Ireland Secretary James Prior, including visit to Ulster including the Maze Prison where 10 hunger strikers have so far died. Includes extracts of Jim Prior speaking to press on arrival. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

James Prior

Keywords

Deaths; Internal politics; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Political protests; Prisons; Terrorists; James Prior; Prime ministers; Maze Prison; Hunger; Prisoners; Cabinet ministers; Visits; Belfast; Political appointments

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