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Mark Devenport: Former BBC Political Editor on the highs and lows of past two decades and how family tragedy influenced decision to quit


His sudden departure as BBC NI Political Editor shocked viewers, but Mark Devenport had been mulling the decision over for some time, with the long shadow cast by a harrowing family tragedy proving an influencing factor.
In 2001, when he d taken up the coveted post, he was celebrating becoming a father for the first time yet also had to watch his beloved brother Peter die from a brain tumour. The 20-year anniversary of that tumultuous year was fast approaching. Landmark birthdays for the journalist and for Northern Ireland were also visible on the horizon.
The year 2001, for good and bad reasons, had been quite a significant year and I had it in my mind s eye that 2021 might be another significant year for me, says Devenport, who grew up in Oxford but considers himself an honorary Northern Irishman. ....

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