Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the next general election will be held on Thursday 4 July. He made the announcement outside a rainy 10 Downing Street after months of speculation.
Simon Harris has become the youngest ever Taoiseach at just 37 years old. His appointment comes after Leo Varadkar’s shock announcement last month that he would step down from the position after being re-appointed to the role in December 2022.
The Prime Minister and Taoiseach have both visited Belfast to meet with the new Northern Ireland Executive and political leaders.
Simon Hoare has been the Chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee since 2019, but has now been given a ministerial role as part of the Prime Minister’s reshuffle.
The Prime Minister is making changes to his cabinet, with former Prime Minister David Cameron being appointed as Foreign Secretary, whilst James Cleverly moves to the Home Office.
She replaces Grant Shapps who has moved to the Ministry of Defence.
Downing street announced the appointment of the new defence secretary today.
