Interview with John Major in Carrickfergus on 18 December 1996
Transcript of an interview with John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in Carrickfergus on 18 December 1996. On 10 June all-party negotiations, the Stormont talks, began in Belfast. Sinn Féin was excluded from the discussions on the grounds that the Provisional IRA had not declared a new permanent ceasefire. On 17 December John Bruton and Bill Clinton issued a joint statement declaring their support for Sinn Féin’s inclusion in the talks upon the announcement of a Provisional IRA ceasefire. In this interview Major responds to the Bruton-Clinton statement and discusses the potential for Sinn Féin participation in the Stormont talks in 1997.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 18 December 1996
Name of First Interviewee: John Major
Role at time of Interview: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright:
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: johnmajor.co.uk
Time Period covered: 1996
Key Individuals: John Major, Bill Clinton
Key Words: Stormont talks, Provisional IRA, ceasefire, Sinn Féin