Word: bruton
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...first priority was always providing a voice for "those who might otherwise be marginalized from the mainstream of political, social and economic decision-making," in the words of one of her prime ministers, John Bruton...
LONDON: Labour's landslide election win has Irish Prime Minister John Bruton talking up peace prospects in Northern Ireland. Bruton called for an IRA cease-fire and urged the organization to take advantage of Labour's control of parliament to jump-start talks. "Here, the basic feeling is that there is a new sort of urgency and enthusiasm for trying to restart the peace process," reports TIME's London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand. "After being elected last week, Blair seems willing to try new initiatives and arrangements which may bridge the impasse and get the parties talking. The huge majority...
...extremists who aren't going to go along with everything." Even if the delegates do return, negotiators have a long way to go to find any common ground. "They will be locked in their battle over every point," says Barnes. British Prime Minister John Major, Irish Prime Minister John Bruton and delegates from seven parties remain at the talks. While the majority Protestants prefer strong ties with Britain, the Catholics seek the independence the rest of Ireland secured in 1921. Chris McKenna
...extremists who aren't going to go along with everything." Even if the delegates do return, negotiators have a long way to go to find any common ground. "They will be locked in their battle over every point," says Barnes. British Prime Minister John Major, Irish Prime Minister John Bruton and delegates from seven parties remain at the talks. While the majority Protestants prefer strong ties with Britain, the Catholics seek the independence the rest of Ireland secured in 1921. Chris McKenna
Other protagonists in the Northern Ireland conflict cautiously came on board and will participate this week in proximity talks styled on the Bosnian discussions in Dayton, Ohio. They intend to work out the details of elections to choose delegates for the all-party negotiations. But even though Major and Bruton set a firm date, June 10, for the full-scale talks, thus fulfilling a key Sinn Fein demand, the I.R.A. seemed determined to stick to its guns--and its bombs. At precisely the same time that Major and Bruton were meeting in London, Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams was closeted...