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Article: Babe! How Mowlam cosied up to the IRA's mouthpiece; LEAKED MI5 TAPES REVEAL ASTONISHING NAIVETY OF THEN ULSTER SECRETARY AS SHE CONFIDED IN SINN FEIN.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 30, 2003
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Byline: JOE MURPHY
MO MOWLAM stood accused of naivety today after the disclosure of extraordinarily friendly conversations with IRA mouthpiece Martin McGuinness.
In telephone calls, the former Northern Ireland Secretary called the Sinn Fein chief "Babe", exchanged affectionate banter and gossiped freely about Tony Blair's reshuffle plans.
Transcripts of similar conversations released today brought embarrassing revelations about another senior Government figure as well.
Jonathan Powell, the Prime Minister's trusted chief of staff, was revealed to have called a senior Unionist an "ass" while speaking to Mr McGuinness.
The ...