Great Britain: inclusive Ulster talks start date set

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British and Irish officials announced that peace talks will resume Jun 10, 1996, and that Sinn Fein will not be allowed to participate unless it initiated another cease fire. Sinn Fein ended its last cease fire in Feb 1996 when talks were stalled. The IRA does not need to disarm immediately.

British foreign relations, Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, Peace, Bruton, John

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Major wins confidence vote on Maastricht Treaty

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UK Prime Minister Major and his Conservative Party won a confidence vote by a vote of 339 to 299 on Jul 23, 1993. The vote represented the UK's ratification of the Treaty on European Union, which still had to overcome a court challenge by a House of Lords independent member.

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U.K. sets new delay on Maastricht pact

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British Prime Minister John Major announced on Nov 5, 1992, that final ratification of the Treaty on European Union would probably not take place in the UK until May 1993. The announcement was unexpected because the day before, the House of Commons had approved the pact.

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