Liz Truss appoints Brexiteer as new Northern Ireland secretary 

Chris Heaton-Harris is taking over the role following a cabinet reshuffle.

The new British prime minister Liz Truss has appointed a hardline Brexiteer, Daventry MP Chris Heaton-Harris, as the new Northern Ireland secretary. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney congratulated Mr Heaton-Harris on the appointment on social media, saying that the pair have known each other since their days working in the European Parliament.