James Brokenshire appointed UK's Northern Ireland Secretary: PM's office

Brokenshire was previously immigration minister, a job in which he worked closely with May while she was interior minister.

Northern Ireland, a British province, will represent the only land frontier between Britain and the EU once Britain leaves the bloc, and Ireland is seeking support to ensure that freedom of movement and goods across the island is preserved.

(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan, editing by Elizabeth Piper)