‘Woke nonsense’: Grant Shapps hits out at submarine’s new name
The decision to rename the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary has claimed ...
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London Evening Standard14d
Renaming of submarine Agincourt ‘woke nonsense’, says ex-defence secretary
Amid speculation the change was prompted to avoid offending the French, former defence secretary Grant Shapps said ... Former defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace told Times Radio the French ...
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 ...
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Evening Standard on MSN14d
Royal Navy: Renaming HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles branded "woke nonsense" by former Tory MP Grant Shapps
A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said.
The Independent13d
‘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 ... Former defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace told Times Radio the French ...