Northern Ireland Assembly

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:02 pm on 12 June 1986.

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Photo of Mr Tom King Mr Tom King The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 4:02, 12 June 1986

I believe that talks without preconditions must be the way forward. I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that clear. One component of the Anglo-Irish agreement is the opportunity for the minority to be able to advance its views. In no circumstances was the Anglo-Irish agreement intended to supplant the opportunity for the majority view to be taken into account. The present tragedy is that the majority representatives have chosen to switch themselves off.