It was during a Tory rally on July 20, 1957, organized to commemorate 25 years of public service by Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, ...

This week, it was claimed that King Charles III had personally intervened in the naming of a new Royal Navy submarine which ...

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 ...

The Royal Navy has announced it is changing the name of a new submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, in a move branded "woke nonsense" by former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps. It follows ...

Grant Shapps, the former defence secretary, said the name change was “nothing short of sacrilege” amid speculation it may have been undertaken because of a fear of offending the French government.

Ahead of the visit, Grant Shapps and Sir Gavin Williamson, who both served as defence secretary, urged Sir Keir and John Healey, the current holder of the role, to make the commitment. Mr Shapps ...