Former Northern Ireland Secretary of State James Brokenshire is facing another cancer battle after a recurrence of a tumour in his lung.
Appointed by Prime Minister Theresa May, Mr Brokenshire (53) replaced Theresa Villiers as Secretary of State and served in office from July 14, 2016 until January 8, 2018, when he was replaced by Karen Bradley MP after stepping down from the position on health grounds.
In December 2017, father-of-three Brokenshire noticed blood in his cough and underwent testing that discovered that he had early stage lung cancer and he was forced to step back from politics.
He had the upper lobe of his right lung removed at Guy’s Hospital but returned to Parliament five weeks later.