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Jim Prior in 1981
A former Northern Ireland secretary of state has sensationally claimed that IRA violence "worked".
His stunning remarks come in an interview for a BBC documentary called Who Won the War, which will be broadcast on Monday night.
In it, Lord Prior says that PM Margaret Thatcher never understood what the problem was in Northern Ireland.
He states: "Violence probably does work, it may not work quickly and may not be seen to work quickly, but in the long run, one has to look back and say it did work."
Lord Prior went on to say that he think the British government didn't win against IRA terrorism.
He said:"There was a deeper side to it as well as a terrorist side.
"I know we did not win it but I am not certain the other side won it.
"As time went on it became possible for both sides to get into a position where it was easier to make peace than make war."
