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Ireland was a crime.' Benn went on to recount how his father had believed unar brusa poncy in Ireland from 1918-21 was Tony: Benn: said shared this My view ever altered that and 1 must say quite hunger-strikers. clearly have never varied in my view that there was no future for peace and did notion dude and tear include clear alternative perspective off te unification and: I say no more than that 1 will nave aischargea an obngation to my father and to those whom he supported BCCE to sued opinion on hunger strikers in Long Kesh Armagh, However, if Tony Benn Waste are soscarine an obligation to his father it is interesting to note that cher-Lather MP was not at all reticent on the subject of Irish hunger strikers • citrick. 'tantiv. were the then leaders of the British Labour movment.
The year in question was 1920 there were separate punger strikes by Irish then engaged in the Irish : War Independence The first was in Aprik 1920 when 60 Republican prisoners m *Dubin, days all the strikers were unbeveral aays Tate Sinn Fein prisoners, held at Wormwood Scrubs of these prisoners had been tried before a properly constituted judge and jury.
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