Damien

Corbyn wasn't about trying to talk to the IRA to bring about a peaceful solution. That was down to Major and Blair (and others of course). Corbyn and his fellow travellers supported the IRA against the British state. They wanted a United Ireland and wanted peace on those terms and clearly supported the IRA's actions in achieving it. That is not talking.Corbyn voted against the Anglo-Irish agreement.

Major and Blair were the ones who sought a peaceful solution but did so on equal terms. There was never any question of understanding of terrorist attacks and the expectation was any attack would risk the agreement and certainly would need to be strongly condemned by all sides.