Chris Heaton-Harris appointed new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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Ahead of any official confirmation from Downing Street, Mr Burns tweeted news of the development, describing Mr Heaton-Harris as “a good man”.
Mr Burns said: “Congratulations @chhcalling on his appointment as SoS for Northern Ireland.
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Hide Ad“Spent some of today making sure prep was in hand for @NIOgov Oral questions tomorrow morning.
“Chris is a good man and a friend. Look forward to supporting him in the chamber.”
Mr Heaton-Harris is the MP for Daventy.
He replaces Shailesh Vara who was sacked earlier on Tuesday.
Mr Vara tweeted: “Great privilege and honour to serve as Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office and work with some excellent people.
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Hide Ad“My best wishes to the new PM and I look forward to supporting the government from the backbenches”.
Mr Vara, a supporter of new Prime Minister Liz Truss’s rival Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest, was not expected to retain his position.