Hilary Benn Out: Chris Bryant new Secretary of State

The new UK Prime Minister has wasted little time in assembling his new cabinet, but of particular interest to those of us resident in Northern Ireland would be his choice of Secretary of State. Any suggestions that Hilary Benn would retain the role were swiftly dealt with as Benn confirmed yesterday in a post on X that he was leaving the government. It has been a great privilege to serve as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and to work ... Read more...