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Blair and Ahern among peace process era leaders paying tribute to Trimble

Politicians from peace process era pay tribute to Trimble

Politicians who played key roles at various junctures in Northern Ireland’s arduous peace process have paid tribute to David Trimble’s efforts to end the bloodshed. Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair said his contribution was “immense, ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:57

Gordon Brown and Sir John Major want Putin in front of Nuremberg-style trial

Gordon Brown and Sir John Major are among those calling for the creation of a new international tribunal to investigate Vladimir Putin and his underlings for their attacks in Ukraine. The former prime ministers have joined a campaign – ...

19 Mar 2022 at 01:25

John Major: Johnson’s response to lockdown breaches ‘having corrosive effect’

Sir John Major has warned that attempts to excuse the breaking of lockdown laws by No 10 is undermining trust in government and politics. The former prime minister said the “foolish behaviour” and “evasive” tactics of ministers are ...

10 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Ireland

No party or group should put Northern Ireland’s peace in peril – Sir John Major

Former UK prime minister Sir John Major has said that no party or group should put peace in Northern Ireland in peril. Sir John also criticised the Northern Ireland Protocol as “one of the least well-done negotiations in modern ...

26 Jan 2023 at 17:20

Collusion with loyalist paramilitaries not a government policy – Sir John Major

Collusion with loyalist paramilitaries was not a government policy, former UK prime minister Sir John Major has said. Sir John was answering questions from Sinn Fein MP John Finucane, whose father Pat was murdered by loyalists ...

26 Jan 2023 at 18:27

University honour for Sir John Major, ‘one of founders of NI peace process’

Former prime minister Sir John Major has expressed delight after being awarded an honorary degree for his contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process. Sir John received the Doctor of Laws honour from Queen’s University ...

10 Nov 2023 at 19:30

Netflix defends The Crown as ‘fictional dramatisation’ amid criticism

Netflix has defended The Crown as a “fictional dramatisation” amid criticism of its forthcoming fifth series. Sir John Major is said to have described upcoming scenes, which reportedly depict the King, then the Prince of ...

17 Oct 2022 at 10:10

Ireland

Brexit was a ‘colossal mistake’, former PM Sir John Major tells committee

Britain made a “colossal mistake” when it left the European Union, former prime minister Sir John Major has told a Westminster committee. Sir John said while he is not a “significant Europhile”, he believes the UK was ...

07 Feb 2023 at 13:31

Ireland

Compromise on protocol needed to restore government to Northern Ireland – Major

Compromise on all sides over the Northern Ireland Protocol will be required to restore the powersharing institutions at Stormont, former prime minister Sir John Major has said. Sir John told a Westminster committee ...

07 Feb 2023 at 12:29

Elizabeth Debicki on criticism towards The Crown: The show is clearly fictional

Elizabeth Debicki has said she feels like audiences know The Crown is “clearly fictional” as she responded to criticism of how certain storylines are depicted. The 32-year-old Australian actress will portray Diana,...

05 Nov 2022 at 13:10

Former PM Sir John Major criticises Tories’ ‘un-British’ Rwanda policy

Sir John Major has criticised the previous government’s Rwanda scheme, stating it is an unsuitable policy for the 21st century and branding it “un-Conservative and un-British”. The former prime minister said he ...

18 Sept 2024 at 00:01

John Major urges misconduct crackdown, warning of falling political standards

Former prime minister Sir John Major has lambasted politicians for increasingly breaking rules they should follow and putting “political interest before public virtue”, as he warned of slipping standards in ...

19 Jun 2025 at 12:18

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