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Grant Shapps new UK Defence Secretary in mini-reshuffle

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Thursday 31 Aug 2023

(Sharecast News) - UK Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary, after Ben Wallace's resignation earlier on Thursday, Downing Street officials confirmed.
Shapps previously served as the home secretary for six days in Liz Truss's disastrous 45-day government. Prior to that he was business secretary, transport...

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