dˈʊɹɹɪŋ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, lˈɔːɹd bˈoːɹn mˈuːvd tə ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈaɪɚlənd ˈɑːfɪs bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪnðə jˈɪɹ tə ðə wˈeɪlz ˈɑːfɪs, ɐ pˈoʊst hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tə hˈoʊld ʌntˈɪl hɪz ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn.
During 2017, Lord Bourne moved to the Northern Ireland Office before returning later in the year to the Wales Office, a post he continued to hold until his resignation in July 2019.