Rishi Sunak is reshuffling his cabinet this morning, with Grant Shapps succeeding Ben Wallace as defence secretary.
Grant Shapps has just made his first public statement as defence secretary - a role he was appointed to in the last half hour."I’d like to pay tribute to the enormous contribution Ben Wallace has made to UK defence and global security over the last 4 years.
"The Conservative government merry-go-round has to stop. They have taken the armed forces for granted for too long, and we are all left less safe as a result." Grant Shapps will become the UK's new defence secretary, Downing Street has just confirmed, as the prime minister carries out a mini-reshuffle of his top team.that he would be leaving the role the next time Rishi Sunak made changes to his cabinet - as well stepping down as an MP at the next election.
She did not respond to shouted questions from the gathered journalists as to whether she is set to be appointed as Grant Shapps's replacement as energy security secretary.Boris Johnson has just given his reaction to Ben Wallace's formal departure as defence secretary and the expected appointment of Grant Shapps as his replacement.
"While Ben Wallace deserves credit for his support of Ukraine’s armed forces, his record on British armed forces has been poor, with cuts and procurement failures the order of the day.
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