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Interview with David Ford by Jim Fitzpatrick for BBC Northern Ireland The Politics Show on 13 September 2009

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Video interview with David Ford, Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, by Jim Fitzpatrick for BBC Northern Ireland The Politics Show on 13 September 2009. On 18 November 2008 the DUP and Sinn Féin agreed a roadmap to allow for the devolution of policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland. However, progress was slow on coming to a final agreement on these issues in 2009. Particular difficulty arose over which party would fill the portfolio of Minister of Justice. In this interview Ford discusses the political impasse. Following the Hillsborough Agreement, he was appointed as Minister of Justice in April 2010. The Politics Show is a weekly current affairs programme on BBC Northern Ireland.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 13 September 2009

Name of First Interviewee: David Ford

Role at time of Interview: Northern Ireland Minister of Justice and leader of the Alliance Party

Interviewer: Jim Fitzpatrick

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

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Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland The Politics Show

Time Period covered: 2009

Key Individuals: David Ford, Peter Robinson, Reg Empey

Key Words: Policing, justice, Alliance Party, DUP, Sinn Féin, power-sharing

 

 

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