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Interview with David Trimble by David Frost for BBC Breakfast with Frost on 28 January 2001

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Transcript of an interview with David Trimble, First Minister of Northern Ireland, by David Frost for BBC Breakfast with Frost on 28 January 2001. Three days earlier John Reid became the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, replacing Peter Mandelson. Trimble assesses Mandelson's time in office and outlines the challenges facing Reid in his new position. Breakfast with Frost was a weekly BBC current affairs programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 28 January 2001

Name of First Interviewee: David Trimble

Role at time of Interview: First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the UUP

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: 2001

Key Individuals: David Trimble, Peter Mandelson, John Reid

Key Words: UUP, IRA, decommissioning, policing, IICD, Sinn Fein

 

 

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