Lord too ‘bitchy’ to lead North-South negotiations, records show

Ireland thought Labour peer was ‘too bitchy’ to lead peace talks

A number of high-profile candidates nominated to lead key negotiations on North-South co-operation were labelled ‘ineffective and petulant’

State papers: British lord 'too bitchy' to lead north-south negotiations

Among the names proposed by unionists, the Department of Foreign Affairs determined that Lord Tonypandy was 'widely disliked' at the House of Commons, where he had previously been speaker

Lord too ‘bitchy’ to lead North-South negotiations, records show

Among nine names proposed by Unionists, the Irish side determined that George Thomas, Lord Tonypandy, is ‘widely disliked’ at the House of Commons.