Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers said on Thursday she had resigned from the government after declining a new post offered to her by Prime Minister Theresa May.
UK's Northern Ireland Secretary resigns from government
May is in the process putting together her senior team after taking office on Wednesday.
UK's Northern Ireland Secretary Villiers resigns from government
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"I regret to say that I have left the government. The new prime minister was kind enough to offer me a role but it was not one which I felt I could take on," Villiers, who campaigned for Brexit, said in a statement posted on Facebook.
"I am sad to bring to end my work in Northern Ireland but I believe that I leave the political situation there in a more stable position than it has been for many years ... I am confident that progress will continue to be made to embed peace, stability and prosperity there."
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