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Interview with John Taylor, Jeffrey Donaldson and Peter Robinson by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 17 May 1998

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Transcript of an interview with John Taylor (former deputy leader of the UUP), Jeffrey Donaldson (UUP MP for Lagan Valley) and Peter Robinson (DUP MP for Belfast East) by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 17 May 1998. As the referendum on the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement draws near Humphrys questions Taylor, Donaldson and Robinson on their positions. Taylor is supporting the Agreement. On the Record was BBC's flagship political programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 17 May 1998

Name of First Interviewee: John Taylor

Name of Second Interviewee: Jeffrey Donaldson

Name of Third Interviewee: Peter Robinson

Role at time of Interview: John Taylor (former deputy leader of the UUP), Jeffrey Donaldson (UUP MP for Lagan Valley), Peter Robinson (DUP MP for Belfast East)

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: John Taylor, Jeffrey Donaldson, Peter Robinson, Ian Paisley, Tony Blair

Key Words: Referendum, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, decommissioning, prisoner release, North-South bodies, Assembly, Executive, Maryfield

 

 

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