Northern Ireland (Government)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 9:05 pm on 29 November 1979.

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Photo of Peter Robinson Peter Robinson , Belfast East 9:05, 29 November 1979

What an interesting and amazing day we have all had. One hon. Member informed us that he had given support to the power-sharing Executive but that now he did not really know why. Another hon. Member told us that he had heard for the first time the remarks of my colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for Antrim, North (Rev. Ian Paisley), on the Irish dimension, yet they were contained in a document published in 1975. Then we had the spectacle of the leader of the Official Unionist Party, the hon. Member for Antrim, South (Mr. Molyneaux), telling us that he was going to submit the Convention report to the conference, yet on his appointment as leader he said that this offer had been withdrawn.

Is it not interesting to see the tactics of the Official Unionist Party, so unsure are its members of their stand on this issue that they leave their remarks to the end?