The Independent7d
‘Woke nonsense’: Grant Shapps hits out at submarine’s new name
Amid speculation the change was prompted to avoid offending the French, former defence secretary Grant Shapps said: “Renaming the HMS Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege. “This submarine ...
Washington Times7d
Former British defense secretary calls Royal Navy’s submarine name change ‘woke nonsense’
Grant Shapps, a former Conservative member of the U.K.’s Parliament and defense secretary, called a recent submarine name change by the Royal Navy “woke nonsense” to avoid offending the French.
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Grant Shapps: How the Tories should deal with threat of Farage’s Reform
When Grant Shapps was pulled in to Rishi Sunak’s office ... in which he is said to have used multiple aliases, and was a close ally of Cameron, Boris Johnson and Sunak in turn – holding ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency9d
The UK’s defense secretary is Jewish, a first since the 1990s
Grant Shapps has said that he was once president of a branch of the BBYO Jewish youth movement. He is related to Mick Jones, the Jewish guitarist formerly in The Clash. (JTA) — Analysts have ...