Hain 'delighted' to stay as NI secretary

Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain today said he was delighted to be given an opportunity to finish the job of delivering devolution.

Hain 'delighted' to stay as NI secretary

Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain today said he was delighted to be given an opportunity to finish the job of delivering devolution.

After a dramatic cabinet reshuffle in the wake of Labour’s disastrous Local Government election results, Mr Hain was told by British Prime Minister Tony Blair he would be remaining at the helm in the Northern Ireland Office and the Welsh Office.

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