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