Tory MP Steve Barclay has been appointed as the government's new Brexit Secretary.

The member of parliament for North East Cambridge will replace previous incumbent Dominic Raab who resigned from the role on Thursday.

Barclay, who backed Brexit during the 2016 referendum, has been serving as a minister at the department of health and social care.

Raab quit the role over Theresa May's withdrawal agreement that was revealed on Wednesday.

The UK Prime Minister's official Twitter account revealed the appointment on Friday.

The tweet said: "The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Stephen Barclay MP @SteveBarclay to be Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union."