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DUP and UKUP attempted to eject PUP and UDP from resumed talks

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The DUP and UKUP attempted to eject the PUP and UDP from the resumed talks for breaching the Mitchell Principles, citing the CLMC threats against Billy Wright and Alex Kerr. The following day, the British and Irish governments decided that the PUP and UDP had not breached the Principles and could stay in the talks.

Source Information

Elliott, S., and W.D. Flackes, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory, 1968-1999 (Belfast, Blackstaff 1999)