Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:30 pm on 15 December 1993.
In paragraph 4, the Prime Minister reiterates on behalf of the Government that Britain has no
selfish strategic or economic interest in northern Ireland.
Even if hon. Members do not like it, they must accept that many people in Northern Ireland will regard that as a betrayal, even if we think it is wrong. Will the Prime Minister clarify what he means by that sentence? Does not he, as a British Prime Minister, think that British citizens, many of whom lost members of their families fighting for this country in the war, might feel a little sad? Will he say what he really means by it?