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Press Conference with Margaret Thatcher after Anglo-Irish Summit at Millbank Tower, Central London on 6 November 1981

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Press conference with Margaret Thatcher after the November 1981 Anglo-Irish Summit. Thatcher attends a press conference where she fields questions from journalists regarding a joint communiqué published by the British and Irish governments. She announces the establishment of an Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Council which will meet regularly to look at practical areas of cooperation between the UK and the Republic of Ireland. She reiterates the British government’s commitment to the 1973 Northern Ireland Act and confirms Northern Ireland’s status within the United Kingdom.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 6 November 1981

Name of First Interviewee: Margaret Thatcher

Role at time of Interview: British Prime Minister

Purpose: News, Political

Media: Transcript

Copyright: © Margaret Thatcher Foundation 2012

Link: Read the transcript

Time Period covered: 1981

Key Individuals: Margaret Thatcher, Garret FitzGerald, Lord Carrington, James Prior, Nigel Lawson, Ian Paisley

Key Words: Anglo-Irish Summit, Anglo-Irish intergovernmental council, 1973 Northern Ireland Act, joint communiqué,devolution, Assembly, NIO

 

 

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