Bill Clinton’s NI views led UK officials to brace for ‘turbulence’, papers reveal

British government urged Washington embassy to lobby incoming president, declassified documents show

The election of Bill Clinton as US president in 1992 prompted the British government to brace for “turbulence” because of his views on Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) said the incoming president’s views on the region were unwelcome and urged the British embassy in Washington to confront him, according to an official document declassified this week.

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