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Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
The secretary of state for Northern Ireland, also referred to as Northern Ireland secretary or SoSNI, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the Northern Ireland Office. The officeholder is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. The incumbent is Chris Bryant who took office on 20 July 2026.
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Sir Chris Bryant says the situation is "tense" and that "nobody wants Northern Ireland to return to the 1990s".
The two governments will be hoping the standoff can be defused so the ghosts of the past can no longer haunt today’s still emerging Northern Ireland.
The dispute over the controversial parade is a reminder that the peace process is not over.