Concern as Northern Ireland Secretary resignation leaves region to be ‘run by civil service’

Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie told the BBC: “We’re spectators here looking at what’s going as this omnishambles presents itself to us.

Brandon Lewis announced his resignation early on Thursday

Concern has been expressed following the resignation of the Northern Ireland Secretary that the region is now being run by the civil service.

Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie described the situation as “as bad as it gets”.