Transcript of an interview with Jeffrey Donaldson, UUP MP for Lagan Valley, by David Frost for BBC Breakfast with Frost on 1 July 2001. On that date David Trimble resigned as First Minister of Northern Ireland on account of insufficient progress made on the decommissioning issue. Amid heightened community tensions surrounding Drumcree and parading, Donaldson emphasises the significance of Trimble's position on the decommissioning issue for the long-term future of the peace process. Breakfast with Frost was a weekly BBC current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 01 July 2001
Name of First Interviewee: Jeffrey Donaldson
Role at time of Interview: UUP MP for Lagan Valley
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: 1998 - 2001
Key Individuals: Jeffrey Donaldson, David Trimble, Seamus Mallon, Reg Empey
Key Words: UUP, IRA, Sinn Féin, devolution, decommissioning