United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak named Grant Shapps as the country's next defense secretary. The move came after Ben Wallace resigned earlier in the day.
Grant Shapps, one ofRishi Sunak’s staunchest Cabinet allies, was named U.K. defense secretary on Thursday as Sunak began a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of a general election that is expected to take place next year.
Shapps, who supported Sunak during his campaign to become Conservative Party leader and prime minister last year, has been a Cabinet member since 2019, most recently serving as secretary of state for the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.Wallace used his resignation letter to press for increased funding for the military, long his primary issue.
Grant Shapps leaves Downing Street after being appointed Defense Secretary following Ben Wallace's formal resignation in London on Aug. 31, 2023.
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