Following a meeting at a Portadown hotel, 12 Unionist MPs call on Captain O'Neill to resign. William Craig explains why.

Craig begins by acknowledging the steady decline in the unity of the party under the leadership of Captain Terence O'Neill. In light of the disunity, many Unionist members are beginning to question the government and Captain O'Neill's administration.

RTÉ News reports from a William Craig press conference broadcast on 3 February 1969.

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