Grant Shapps will take the reins at the Ministry of Defence against a backdrop of war in Europe and with his predecessor warning the world will become more insecure and unstable.
While his family leaned more towards music – brother Andre Shapps played keyboards with post-punk band Big Audio Dynamite and his cousin, Mick Jones, was a founder member of The Clash – Mr Shapps found his passion in politics from a young age, becoming national president of the Jewish youth organisation BBYO.
His rapid rise stalled at the height of the 2015 general election campaign when he was accused of anonymously editing his own entry and those of other Conservative politicians on internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia. He was forced to resign from that post after six months when it emerged that he had been warned about bullying among young party activists almost a year before 21-year-old Elliott Johnson killed himself.
Having been instrumental in a rebellion against Theresa May and Boris Johnson’s path to power, Mr Shapps returned to the top table in 2019 as transport secretary.Planes enthusiast Mr Shapps oversaw the transport department during the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing airport chaos as travel resumed, and faced criticism for failing to engage with unions over industrial action.
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