General Election 8th June

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I'd hardly call an absolute expectationg of a ceasefire prior to talks 'splitting hairs'

  I think you miss my point.  The British Government was in talks with the IRA long before there was a ceasefire.  And I was of the understanding that the Irish and British Governments issued a Joint Declaration on Peace before the Cease Fire.

 

I suspect the likes of Corbyn would have happily 'given' NI to the Republic without one second of thought to the unionist and protestant community and their human rights or wishes.

The Downing Street Declaration, by the way, stated that it was the right of the people of Northern Ireland to exercise the right of self-determination! 



So in fact there was not only talks but a concession before there was a cease fire and ‘official’ talks.