Reshuffle leads to Paterson exit from NI post

Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson is to leave his post as part of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s reshuffle, British Government sources indicated.

Reshuffle leads to Paterson exit from NI post

Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson is to leave his post as part of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s reshuffle, British Government sources indicated.

Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, is to take up the vacant role, with Mr Paterson moving to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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