Peter Hain
Peter Hain
Peter Gerald Hain, Baron Hain, PCis a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliamentfor Neath between 1991 and 2015, and served in the Cabinets of both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He was the Leader of the House of Commons from 2003 to 2005 and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2005 to 2007 under Blair, and as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of State for Wales from 2007 to 2008 under...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 February 1950
deliver ira
I also want to see the IRA deliver on its promises,
best common george helped whatever
Whatever our politics, whatever our religion, George Best has helped us find our common humanity.
against attacking blast bombs bullets firing law petrol police throwing
Or are you against law and order, siding with those firing bullets at the police, throwing petrol bombs and blast bombs at police and attacking them?
concluded obliged reviewed status sufficient
I have reviewed the status of all specified and other paramilitary organizations, as I am obliged to do under legislation, and concluded there are sufficient grounds to specify the UVF/RHC,
few indeed next past process
I'm now going through, and indeed have been over the past week, a process in which I will be making an announcement in the next few days.
across
I want to see, as he does, more and more integration right across the board.
create northern prosperous strong
if we are to create a strong and prosperous Northern Ireland.
denying odd
I am not denying there are not tensions. I am not denying there isn't the odd argument.
closeness countries friendship friends-or-friendship meant needed understand
The closeness of our friendship meant we could understand what needed to be done in a way other countries would not have done so,
collapse confidence external internal lead serious
the collapse in external and internal confidence would lead to a more serious situation.
absolutely evidence seen
The evidence I have seen is absolutely clear-cut. If it wasn't clear-cut before, it's absolutely categorical now.
alec although apparently condemn course father
Although Father Alec Reid has apparently apologized for those remarks, of course I condemn what he said.
absolutely benchmark critical january report
The January report is going to be an absolutely critical benchmark of where we are.
successful thinking ideas
I have been very careful to put forward new ideas - on tackling inequality, extending democratic reform and the green agenda, because I think these are all absolutely fundamental to a successful next period of office for Labour