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.
He replaces Shailesh Vara, who had been in post for just 61 days after Brandon Lewis resigned during the turmoil that ended Boris Johnson's premiership.
Mr Heaton-Harris is MP for Daventry and was previously chief whip for the government.
