{"id":72370,"date":"2016-07-14T17:34:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T17:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=ccc66be63f9473ae0472997cc295d5b0"},"modified":"2016-07-14T17:34:46","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T17:34:46","slug":"news-story-statement-by-secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland-james-brokenshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=72370","title":{"rendered":"News story: Statement by Secretary of State for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">It is a great honour to have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/new-ministerial-appointment-july-2016-secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland\">asked by the Prime Minister<\/a> to serve as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.  I am delighted with my appointment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">I want to pay the fullest tribute to my predecessor, Theresa Villiers, who worked tirelessly for the people of Northern Ireland.  As a result of her success in negotiating the Stormont House and Fresh Start Agreements, Northern Ireland is stronger and politics more stable than for many years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The Prime Minister said in her statement yesterday, there is a \u201cprecious bond between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland\u201d.  I know from my previous visits to Northern Ireland that it is a very special and valued part of our United Kingdom and which has so much potential as a place to invest and do business.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">A key priority for me is to continue with the full implementation of the Stormont House and Fresh Start Agreements, to help tackle paramilitarism, put the Executive\u2019s finances on a secure footing and address the legacy of the past.  I also want to maintain the Government\u2019s full support for the Belfast Agreement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Another huge challenge is to ensure that we make a success of the UK\u2019s decision to leave the European Union.  It is vital that Northern Ireland\u2019s interests are fully protected and advanced including in relation to the border.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">I am looking forward to working closely over the coming weeks and months with the Executive, the Irish Government and the whole community in Northern Ireland to build a brighter, more secure future for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Brokenshire is the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland following Theresa May&#8217;s appointment as Prime Minister<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72370"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}