Jo Berry talks loss of her father in Brighton Bombing

Jo Berry talks loss of her father in Brighton Bombing – view part of the video podcast where Jo relates her story

Ms Berry lost her father, MP, Sir Anthony Berry, in an IRA bomb attack in Brighton 1984. The target, Margaret Thatcher, but five other people died.

Two days after this, Jo went to a church in London and pledged to work for peace. Jo set up and still runs Building Bridges For Peace.

She came to Peckham to talk with Chris Haydon, founder and editor of the podcast, and a small invited audience of local people, young and old.

The reaction from the audience was to ask for more.

This is an edited version of the video chat.

You can view the full PECKHAM PODCAST here: https://youtu.be/dH_sDhknFpA

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On 12 October 1984 the Provisional Irish Republican Army attempted to assassinate members of the British government. This included the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, at the Grand Hotel in Brighton.

The bomb was planted three weeks before the Conservative Party conference. It lay hidden underneath a bathtub in room 629. When the bomb exploded, it blew a gaping hole in Brighton’s Grand Hotel. Although the prime minister herself was physically unharmed, the consequences were devastating.

Five people killed in the blast, and 34 others seriously injured.

One of those murdered was Sir Anthony Berry, the MP for Enfield Southgate.