Former Northern Ireland Secretary Patrick Mayhew dies

The former Secretary of Northern Ireland Patrick Mayhew has died.

Sat, 25 Jun, 2016 - 23:07

The former Secretary of Northern Ireland Patrick Mayhew has died.

He played a central role in peace talks and was involved in the negotiating of the 1993 Downing Street Declaration, formulated by then British prime minister John Major and then Taoiseach Albert Reynolds.

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