Transcript of an interview with Mo Mowlam, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by John Humphrys for the BBC television programme, On the Record. Mowlam states that there will be no agreement reached by Christmas as it was only in August that the IRA renewed their ceasefire and agreed to abide by the Mitchell Principles. The following month Sinn Féin entered negotiations. Mowlam confirms that Sinn Féin and the Ulster Unionist Party do not currently meet face to face. She discusses with Humphrys the prospect of any settlement being reached.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 23 November 1997
Name of First Interviewee: Mo Mowlam
Role at time of Interview: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Interviewer: John Humphrys
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © BBC On the Record
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: BBC On the Record
Time Period covered: 1997
Key Individuals: Mo Mowlam, David Trimble, George Mitchell, John de Chastelain, Gerry Adams, Tony Blair
Key Words: Decommissioning, all-party talks, Council of the Isles, referendum, Mitchell Principles, ceasefire, IRA, UUP, Sinn Féin