Transcript of an interview with David Trimble, designate First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the UUP, by David Frost for BBC Breakfast with Frost on 13 February 2000. On 11 February Peter Mandelson, then British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, suspended devolved government on the basis of unsatisfactory movement on the decommissioning issue. Trimble comments on the significance of this decision for the peace process and discusses his party's future relationship with Sinn Fein. Breakfast with Frost was a weekly BBC current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 13 February 2000
Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble
Role at time of Interview: Designate First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the UUP
Interviewer: David Frost
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © BBC Breakfast with Frost
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Breakfast with Frost
Time Period covered: 2000
Key Individuals: David Trimble, Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, John de Chastelain, Bertie Ahern
Key Words: Suspension of devolution, decommissioning, De Chastelain report, UUP, IRA, Sinn Fein, Irish government, Mitchell review