Friday, 30 December 2022

Minister said ‘elements’ in UK security services hostile to NI peace process

Notes from 2002 record John Reid saying there was a potential ‘coalition’ trying to frustrate peace process in Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland secretary in mid-2002 told a cabinet meeting that “elements in the security services” were part of a potential “coalition” trying to frustrate the peace process. John Reid was briefing fellow ministers a day after Tony Blair had told MPs that the IRA’s ceasefire was not enough. Continue reading...
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