Mr Wallace announced last month he would resign from the senior Cabinet role at the next reshuffle.
Rishi Sunak is poised to appoint a new defence secretary after Ben Wallace formally handed in his resignation.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr Wallace said: “The Ministry of Defence is back on the path to being once again world class with world class people. “The United Kingdom is respected around the world for our armed forces and that respect has only grown more since the war in Ukraine. That’s all folks! Been a privilege to serve this great nation. Ben Wallace's resignation letter and the Prime Minister's response: 31 August 2023 –
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