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Interview with David Trimble by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 1 February 1998

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Transcript of an interview with David Trimble, leader of the UUP, by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 1 February 1998. The Stormont talks, begun in June 1996, continued into early 1998, Sinn Fein having joined the negotiations from September 1997. On 12 January 1998 the British and Irish governments issued the 'Propositions of Heads of Agreement' document outlining proposals for the constitutional, economic and legislative future of Northern Ireland. David Trimble analyses the document and discusses Sinn Fein's approach to the multi-party talks. On the Record was BBC's flagship political programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 1 February 1998

Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble

Role at time of Interview: Leader of the UUP

Interviewer: John Humphrys

Purpose: News

Media: Transcript

Copyright: © BBC On the Record

Link: Read the transcript

Programme/Book/Article: BBC On the Record

Time Period covered: 1998

Key Individuals: David Trimble, Jeffrey Donaldson, Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, John Prescott, Reg Empey, Mitchel McLaughlin

Key Words: UUP, Sinn Féin, SDLP, Lancaster House, economy, North-South relations, Anglo Irish Agreement, partition, Heads of Agreement, Bloody Sunday Inquiry

 

 

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