Video interview with William Craig former Northern Ireland Minister of Home Affairs, by Rodney Rice for RTE News in January 1969. Craig had been dismissed by the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Terence O'Neill, in December 1968. In January 1969 Brian Faulkner and William Morgan resigned from Terence O'Neill's administration over the issue of the latter's support for political reform. Twelve members of the Unionist Party also wrote an open letter to O'Neill calling for a change of leadership. Craig is interviewed about the unity of the Unionist Party. O'Neill was to resign as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in April of that year.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 31 January 1969
Name of First Interviewee: William Craig
Role at time of Interview: Former Northern Ireland Minister of Home Affairs
Interviewer: Rodney Rice
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE News
Time Period covered: 1969
Key Individuals: William Craig, Terence O'Neill, Brian Faulkner
Key Words: Cameron Commission, local government, civil rights, Unionist Party, British government