Party Leaders

Northern Ireland Brooke/Mayhew Talks 1991-1992

WORK IN PROGRESS - IN THE FINAL STAGES OF EDITING A series of talks launched by Peter Brooke, Secretary of State for Northern in Ireland, which began in April 1991, and were carried on intermittently by Brooke and his successor, Patrick Mayhew, until November 1992.

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Sessions (18)

Representatives of the four parties meet and agree to start the plenary sessions of the talks on 17 June. (The time of the meeting is unknown. The newspapers reported 'last night' on 6 June.)

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Meeting of leaders of Alliance, SDLP, UUP and DUP at Westminster, under the chairmanship of Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Brooke

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Leaders of the Northern Ireland political parties meet with the Prime Minister, John Major.

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Leaders of the Northern Ireland parties meet without representation from the UK government and agree to recommence talks before the election is called.

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Meeting of the Party Leaders with the new Secretary of State prior to the first plenary session.

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A meeting of the Party Leaders is referenced between the meeting of the Business Committee and the afternoon plenary session.

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This meeting is referred to in the records of the plenary sessions which precede and follow it.

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Meeting of party leaders to discuss leaks to the press and the progress of the Structures Sub-Committee.

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Meeting of party leaders with the Secretary of State to discuss the impasse in Strand I talks and the possibility of transition to Strands II and III.

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Editor's Note: We do not have records from this session.

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Meeting of the Party Leaders with the Secretary of State to discuss the report from the sub-Committee.

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A meeting between the Secretary of State and officials, Dr Paisley, Mr Hume, and Dr Alderdice.

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A series of meetings are held between different configurations of Party leaders as the transition to Strand II is further negotiated. Things become increasingly fraught but are finally resolved by the end of the day.

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We have no records of meetings on this day other than the Plenary meetings recorded in the All-Party Negotiations Committee. However, it is clear from those records that meetings with the Party Leaders also took place on this day.

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Meeting of party (delegation) leaders with Chairman of the Mayhew Talks Sir Ninian Stephen

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Meeting of the party leaders under the chairmanship of Sir Ninian Stephen

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Meeting of party (delegation) leaders with Chairman of the Mayhew Talks Sir Ninian Stephen

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