Transcript of an interview with Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland Minister of Education, by David Frost for BBC Breakfast with Frost on 13 October 2002. Nine days earlier Sinn Fein's offices at Stormont were raided by the PSNI and three men were arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged republican spy ring. McGuinness discusses the potential impact of these developments on political confidence in the power-sharing Executive. On the following day John Reid suspended devolution in Northern Ireland and returned direct rule from Westminster. Breakfast with Frost was a weekly BBC current affairs programme.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 13 October 2002
Name of First Interviewee: Martin McGuinness
Role at time of Interview: Northern Ireland Minister of Education and Sinn Féin MLA/MP for Mid Ulster
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: 2002
Key Individuals: Martin McGuinness, David Trimble, Bertie Ahern, Jeffrey Donaldson, Ian Paisley, Tony Blair, John Reid
Key Words: Sinn Féin, IRA, UVF, UDA, Ulster Resistance, Middle East, suspension of devolution, UUP, power-sharing