Who is ShaileshVara - the new Northern Ireland secretary? BorisJohnson
He said the proposed deal would leave the UK in a "half-way house" with the EU still obeying its custom rules.
The MP for North West Cambridgeshire also warned that Northern Ireland would be subject to a "different relationship with the EU from the rest of the UK".Almost four years on, he will now be the man steering the government'sIf he is given the job of secretary of state full time when the next Conservative leader comes along, he will oversee its passage into law.
Social Democratic and Labour Party leader Colum Eastwood was more pointed in his response to the new appointment. He said his party "hadn't been impressed" with Mr Vara's grasp of Northern Ireland issues and they do not expect him to be here "too long".While he may be a caretaker secretary of state, Mr Vara will have some big decisions to consider.He assumed the power at Westminster to act as the government had a legal obligation to provide the services.
But it is not clear if Mr Vara supported the extension of the powers as he abstained in the vote at Westminster.Mr Lewis vowed to cut Northern Ireland Assembly members' salaries if the DUP continued to block the election of a Stormont speaker and the return of the assembly.
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