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Podcast: Léargas: A Podcast by Gerry Adams
Episode: Defending British interests | The battle for hearts and minds of Unionism | An evening with Jim Fitzpatrick
Description: Defending British interestsHilary Benn is the 25th British Secretary of State since the Conservative government of Ted Heath scrapped the Stormont Parliament in 1972. Whitelaw was the first. I met him during the London talks in July that year. There was then a gap of 23 years before I met another British Secretary of State, Patrick Mayhew. I have met most of the rest since then.The 25 were a mixed bunch both in ability and in temperament. Most we had never heard of before they were given the job. Many we never heard of...