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Interview with Shaun Woodward by Adam Boulton for Sky News Sunday Live on 7 February 2010

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Transcript of an interview with Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by Adam Boulton for Sky News Sunday Live on 7 February 2010. Two days earlier the Hillsborough Agreement was signed by the DUP and Sinn Féin devolving policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland administration. In this interview Woodward discusses the difficulties in reaching this agreement and the future stability of power-sharing government in Northern Ireland. Sunday Live is a breaking news programme on Sky News.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 7 February 2010

Name of First Interviewee: Shaun Woodward

Role at time of Interview: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Interviewer: Adam Boulton

Purpose: News

Media: Transcript

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Link: Read the transcript

Programme/Book/Article: Sky News Sunday Live

Time Period covered: 2006-2010

Key Individuals: Shaun Woodward, George Mitchell, Martin McGuinness, Gordon Brown, Brian Cowen, Peter Robinson

Key Words: Hillsborough Agreement, policing, justice, Sinn Féin, DUP, power-sharing, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, St. Andrew’s Agreement, Conservative Party

 

 

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