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UK: Grant Shapps appointed as Britain's new Defense Secretary, will take charge in place of Ben Wallace
UK: There has been a minor reshuffle at Westminster. In fact, Grant Shapps has been removed from his current role as Energy Secretary and given the responsibility of defense. This appointment has been made in place of Ben Wallace. Significantly, Ben will now contest elections as an MP. Grant Shapps has held several senior cabinet positions during his career.
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“UK: Grant Shapps appointed as Britain's new Defense Secretary, will take charge in place of Ben Wallace”
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sangritoday.com
31 Aug 2023
The British government has named former Energy Secretary Grant Shapps as the country's new Defense Minister. Actually, Shapps will now replace Ben Wallace. Ben Wallace had said that he would resign from his post after four years. Significantly, he will leave his post as an MLA in the next national election.
Ben Wallace was being considered as the successor of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. He played a key role in shaping Britain's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.
During Ben Wallace's tenure, Britain committed 2.3 billion pounds ($2.9 billion) in military aid to Kyiv in 2022. Following this, Britain became the first country to start supplying long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine in May this year.
