Grant Shapps appointed as defence secretary

, who over the past 12 months has also served as transport secretary, home secretary – for a week under Liz Truss – and business secretary.

Mark Francois, a Conservative MP who is a member of the Commons defence committee, said Shapps faced a “very steep learning curve”, and many MPs had expected and wanted James Heappey, the junior defence minister, to be promoted. “Grant Shapps is a bright bloke but he’s going to have to come up to speed very, very quickly,” Francois told GB News.

In his first comments on taking the role, Shapps paid tribute to Wallace’s “enormous contribution” to UK defence and global security over the past four years. He added that he was “looking forward to working with the brave men and women of our armed forces who defend our nation’s security” and continuing to support Ukraine.

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