He also thanked Rishi Sunak as well as former prime ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. 1/2 — Chris Heaton-Harris MP (@chhcalling) May 18, 2024He added that he would be continuing to campaign for the Conservatives as the “only party that has and can deliver for the whole of the United Kingdom”. Mr Heaton-Harris was first elected as an MP in 2010. Later that year, Liz Truss appointed him as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, a role he retained when Mr Sunak became Prime Minister. “Then, after long and detailed negotiations within Northern Ireland, we produced the Command Paper Safeguarding the Union which resulted in the return of Stormont and devolved government to serve the people of Northern Ireland.

Source: The Herald May 18, 2024 22:28 UTC