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Interview with Ian Paisley for the BBC on 12 February 2000

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Audio interview with Ian Paisley, leader of the DUP and DUP MLA for North Antrim, by the BBC on 12 February 2000. On 11 February 2000 the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Mandelson, suspended devolved government. The decision derived from a concern that David Trimble would resign as First Minister of Northern Ireland in protest at the absence of IRA decommissioning. Paisley reacts to the suspension of devolved power and discusses unionist responses to the issue of IRA decommissioning. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 12 February 2000

Name of First Interviewee: Ian Paisley

Role at time of Interview: Leader of the DUP and DUP MLA for North Antrim

Interviewer: Unknown

Purpose: News, Research

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2012

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart

Time Period covered: 2000

Key Individuals: Ian Paisley, David Trimble, Peter Mandelson

Key Words: Suspension of devolved government, IRA, decommissioning, republican, DUP, UUP

 

 

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