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Interview with Seamus Mallon by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 21 January 2001

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Transcript of an interview with Seamus Mallon, deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, by John Humphrys for BBC On the Record on 21 January 2001. The closing months of 2000 had seen heightened political tensions in Northern Ireland over IRA decommissioning, the implementation of the Patten report and leadership debates within unionism. Focusing on the policing issue, Mallon outlines the symbolic and practical difficulties of establishing a new police force in Northern Ireland. On the Record was BBC's flagship political programme.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 21 January 2001

Name of First Interviewee: Seamus Mallon

Role at time of Interview: Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and deputy leader of the SDLP

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: 2001

Key Individuals: Seamus Mallon

Key Words: SDLP, policing, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, emblem, RUC, UUP, suspension of devolution

 

 

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