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.

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 ...

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 ...