LONDON: Britain's Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, who last month announced he would step down in the next UK government cabinet reshuffle, has resigned, the prime minister's office said Thursday.
In a letter to Wallace, 53, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak praised the 'dedication and skill' he brought to the role that saw him take a leading role in Western allies' support for Ukraine against Russia.'You have served our country with distinction,' Sunak wrote, adding that he had seen 'before others did what Vladimir Putin's true intentions in Ukraine were.
AP PHOTOBut he failed to get crucial US backing to replace him, and Stoltenberg has now extended his term at the head of the alliance.He said after announcing his intention to resign in July that the decision was not because he thought the ruling Conservatives — currently trailing the main opposition Labour party in the polls — would lose the next election, but because his constituency in northwest England was being scrapped under boundary changes.
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