Chris Heaton-Harris

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said he looked forward to working closely with him in the coming months. "First job - a functioning executive for NI", he ...

Spent some of today making sure prep was in hand for [@NIOgov]Oral questions tomorrow morning. Look forward to supporting him in the chamber." Look forward to supporting him in the chamber. [September 6, 2022] [@chhcalling]for his appointment as new Sec of State for Northern Ireland. [@chhcalling]on his appointment as SoS for Northern Ireland.

Mr Heaton-Harris (54) is currently the Conservative Party's chief whip of the House of Commons and previously served as Minister of State for Europe and ...

Spent some of today making sure prep was in hand for [@NIOgov]Oral questions tomorrow morning. The new official cat herder is Chris Heaton-Harris, MP for Daventry. [@chhcalling]on his appointment as SoS for Northern Ireland.

The staunch brexiteer, who represents the constituency of Daventry in England, is replacing Rishi Sunak backer Shailesh Vara. Northern Ireland minister Conor ...

[Liz Truss](https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/topics/liz-truss-41962845/) to look at the "impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol.” Mr Heaton-Harris, a self-described “fierce Eurosceptic”, is a former chair of the European Research Group (ERG). Mr Heaton-Harris (54), most recently a former chief whip who guided the

MP CHRIS Heaton-Harris was named as the new Secretary of State last night after Shailesh Vara was sacked after just 62 days in post.

Previous roles included acting as minister of state at the Department for Transport, and parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Exiting the European Union. MP CHRIS Heaton-Harris was named as the new Secretary of State last night after Shailesh Vara was sacked after just 62 days in post. Chris Heaton-Harris appointed new Secretary of State after Shailesh Vara sacked

The new minister replaces Shailesh Vara, who had only been in the job since July.

Look forward to supporting him in the chamber." [ here. [Analysis: Liz Truss success or failure in Northern Ireland still shaped by Brexit fall-out](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/news-opinion/analysis-liz-truss-success-failure-24934593) [Brendan Hughes: Big challenges but low bar of expectations for next Northern Ireland secretary](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/news-opinion/brendan-hughes-big-challenges-low-24907739) [Stormont and councils in Northern Ireland 'exploring options' to save energy in winter](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/stormont-councils-northern-ireland-exploring-24887666) [UK government's approach to Brexit left us 'all screwed', says unionist MLA](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/uk-governments-approach-brexit-left-24904072) In a speech to the British-Irish Association in Oxford, Mr Vara said an election was "not something that the people of Northern Ireland want or need, especially given the present economic circumstances". [asked an official if he "needed a passport to go to Derry".](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ni-secretary-shailesh-vara-responds-24459465) [Stormont](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/all-about/stormont) has been in limbo since February after the DUP withdrew its First Minister from the power-sharing Executive in protest over Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol. [Conservative](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/all-about/conservative-party) leadership hustings outside Belfast last month, Ms Truss said the person she would appoint as Secretary of State would be the "absolute best at delivering for the people of Northern Ireland". Last week, Mr Vara warned he would have to call a snap Assembly election at the end of October if devolved government in Northern Ireland was not restored. Mr Vara, who backed Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership race, said on Twitter it had been a "great privilege and honour" to serve as Northern Ireland secretary. Conor Burns, a minister in the Northern Ireland Office, tweeted his congratulations to Mr Heaton-Harris. [Analysis: Liz Truss success or failure in Northern Ireland still shaped by Brexit fall-out](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/news-opinion/analysis-liz-truss-success-failure-24934593) Chris Heaton-Harris has been appointed by Prime Minster Liz Truss as the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, a government minister has said.

Chris Heaton-Harris has represented Daventry in England since 2010, but what can he bring to the role of Northern Ireland Secretary? | UTV News.

Shortly after his appointment, Mr Heaton-Harris tweeted that he was "honoured" to take on the role and was looking forward to answering questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday about his new brief. Between 2010 and 2016 he as the chairman of the European Research Group (ERG) which is made up of pro-Brexit Conservative MPs. [Shaliesh Vara](/news/utv/2022-09-06/shailesh-vara-sacked-as-northern-ireland-secretary), who had held the post for only 62 days.

Heaton-Harris was chairman of the European Research Group of pro-Brexit Conservative MPs between 2010 and 2016.

[@chhcalling]for his appointment as new Sec of State for Northern Ireland. “I’ve known him since we were both members of the European Parliament & I look forward to working closely with him in the coming months. He said in a statement: “Having served as a MEP at the same time as Chris Heaton-Harris and been on the same side in Eurosceptic battles in Brussels, I welcome his appointment as NI SOS. I’ve known him since we were both members of the European Parliament & I look forward to working closely with him in the coming months. The DUP leader said he was looking forward to working with Heaton-Harris “to build a more stable and prosperous future for everyone in Northern Ireland and making the Union work for all our citizens”. More than 5,000 readers have already pitched in to keep free access to The Journal.