Audio interview with Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for BBC Radio 4 programme Today and published by the Guardian in October 1999. Earlier that month, Mandelson was appointed to the position of Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. In this interview he discusses the challenges of this position and what he hopes to contribute to the Peace Process. The Guardian is a leading British daily newspaper.
Date of Release/Broadcast: October 1999
Name of First Interviewee: Peter Mandelson
Role at time of Interview: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Interviewer: John Humphrys
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: (c) Guardian News & Media Ltd
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: The Guardian
Time Period covered: 1999
Key Individuals: Peter Mandelson, Tony Blair, Sean O’Callaghan, Mo Mowlam
Key Words: British government