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Paddy Ashdown’s plan to redesign Parliament

Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown wanted to redesign the House of Commons as a symbol of his party’s joint reform agenda with New Labour, according to newly-released official papers. Files released by the National Archives show Mr Ashdown was ...

30 Dec 2021 at 14:25

Hague called for devolution referendum delay following Diana’s death

Tory leader William Hague urged Tony Blair to delay the referendum on Scottish devolution following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, according newly-released official papers. The vote, which led to the creation of the Scottish Parliament, ...

30 Dec 2021 at 10:25

George Bush admitted he knew little about foreign affairs

George W Bush admitted he knew little about international affairs at his first meeting with Britain’s ambassador to the US, according to newly released official papers. Mr Bush’s presidency was dominated by US military action in Iraq and ...

30 Dec 2021 at 11:55

Blair aides drew up ‘counter sleaze’ strategy amid fears of loss of trust

Tony Blair’s aides feared his New Labour government was losing “moral authority” after it was hit by a welter of “sleaze” allegations, according to newly released official files. Papers released by the National Archives show his ...

30 Dec 2021 at 11:55

Ahern overstated murder count disparity to Blair amid RUC double standards claim

Bertie Ahern overstated a disparity in a sectarian murder count as he and Tony Blair discussed claims police in Northern Ireland were showing double standards when investigating killings, archives have suggested. A confidential ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Blair told Orangemen to end Drumcree stand-off after brothers’ firebomb deaths

Tony Blair told the head of the Orange Order to call for an immediate end to the Drumcree parading dispute hours after three young brothers were killed in a loyalist firebomb attack. The Prime Minister held talks with Grand ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Sinn Fein concerned about making ‘dangerous’ Stormont the home of NI Assembly

Sinn Fein raised security concerns with the Government about housing Northern Ireland’s new Assembly at Stormont, archives have disclosed. The exchange is mentioned in a confidential Northern Ireland Office memo that ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Health chiefs believed pandemic was imminent in 1997

Health chiefs drew up a contingency plan for a flu pandemic in 1997, which included a widespread vaccination programme, the possible closure of schools and restricting international travel. The plans have been ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Ireland

Historic meeting between unionists and Sinn Fein was ‘damp squib’

A historic moment when unionist politicians shared a conference room with Sinn Fein for the first time during peace talks in Northern Ireland was recorded in minutes as “something of a damp squib”, newly ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Hospital dealt with ‘busloads of injured’ after Omagh bombing

The moments when hospital staff were faced with “busloads of bleeding and injured men, women and children” in the immediate aftermath of the Omagh bombing have been described in newly released archive ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Ireland

Blair wanted to explore option of Queen opening Stormont Assembly

Tony Blair wanted to explore the option of the Queen officially opening Northern Ireland’s new Assembly in 1998, newly released state papers reveal. The Labour prime minister was however concerned ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Governments hoped Omagh bomb would spur parties to compromise in 1998

Gerry Adams and Bertie Ahern hoped “some good” might emerge from the trauma of the Omagh blast in 1998 amid efforts to progress the peace process. It came amid a growing sense of urgency to ...

29 Dec 2021 at 11:25

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