Hilary Benn is on his first trip to Northern Ireland since his appointment as shadow secretary.
The new Shadow Secretary of State Hilary Benn will meet the five main Northern Ireland parties at Stormont later.
The son of former cabinet minister and veteran left-winger Tony Benn, he has represented Leeds Central in the House of Commons since 1999.A major critic of Brexit, last year Mr Benn criticised the European Union over the Northern Ireland Protocol, saying changes had to be made.He replaced Peter Kyle who was appointed shadow minister for science, innovation and technology.
Mr Benn is set to meet Sinn Féin, the Democratic Unionist Party, Alliance, the Ulster Unionist Party and the Social Democratic and Labour Party in what are being described as introductory meetings.
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