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 ...

On this day five years ago - January 29, 2020 - transport secretary, Grant Shapps, announced that Northern Rail services would be brought under public control, with the Operator of Last Resort to take ...

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 said it would be “reckless and irresponsible” to curtail security co-operation in response to Elon Musk’s attacks on Sir Keir Starmer’s Government. He was responding to claims ...

On this day five years ago - January 29, 2020 - transport secretary, Grant Shapps, announced that Northern Rail services would be brought under public control, with the Operator of Last Resort to ...

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge and Lord Kempsell were appointed to the House of Lords in Boris Johnson’s resignation ... Conservative former ministers Grant Shapps and Chris Heaton-Harris ...

The reason former prime minister Boris Johnson made Charlotte Owen the ... but it was revealed that former Tory ministers Grant Shapps and Chris Heaton-Harris had nominated her.

Amid speculation the change was prompted to avoid offending the French, former defence secretary Grant Shapps - who lost his Welwyn Hatfield seat to Labour’s Andrew Lewin in the 2024 General ...