Declassified documents suggest Johnson believed in 1996 that Britain could crush the IRA
Boris Johnson urged a “hard egg” approach to the Northern Ireland peace process in 1996 in the belief Britain coueld crush the IRA, according to declassified documents.
The then deputy editor of the Daily Telegraph favoured a security-led policy over political talks that led two years later to the Good Friday agreement.
Declassified documents suggest Johnson believed in 1996 that Britain could crush the IRABoris Johnson urged a “hard egg” approach to the Northern Ireland peace process in 1996 in the belief Britain coueld crush the IRA, according to declassified documents.The then deputy editor of the Daily Telegraph favoured a security-led policy over political talks that led two years later to the Good Friday agreement. Continue reading…
