Transcript of an interview with David Wilshire (Conservative MP for Spelthorne), Nicholas Budgen (Conservative MP for Wolverhampton South West) and Barry Porter (Conservative MP for Wirral South) by John Humphrys for the On the Record BBC television show. In the aftermath of the London docklands bombing the three Conservative MPs each discuss what they see as the way forward for the peace process. On the Record was BBC's flagship political programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 11 February 1996
Name of First Interviewee: David Wilshire
Name of Second Interviewee: Nicholas Budgen
Name of Third Interviewee: Barry Porter
Role at time of Interview: David Wilshire (Conservative MP for Spelthorne), Nicholas Budgen (Conservative MP for Wolverhampton South West) and Barry Porter (Conservative MP for Wirral South)
Interviewer: John Humphrys
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © BBC On the Record
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Programme/Book/Article: BBC On the Record
Time Period covered: 1996
Key Individuals: David Wilshire, Nicholas Budgen, Barry Porter, John Bruton, John Major
Key Words: Docklands bomb, Sinn Féin, IRA, ceasefire, Mitchell principles, Mitchell report