New NI Secretary to canvass public opinion on Brexit
Brokenshire to meet business representatives, community leaders and politicians
Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire: said the series of day-long visits is part of the Government’s effort to ensure Northern Ireland’s voice is heard in the forthcoming negotiations with the EU. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
The Northern Ireland Secretary is to canvass public opinion on the implications of Brexit on a two-week tour of the North.
James Brokenshire, who took up the cabinet post last month, said he hoped to spend the rest of August talking with business representatives, community leaders and politicians.