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.

(JTA) — Analysts have been scrutinizing the record of Grant Shapps since he was appointed the United Kingdom’s new defense secretary on Thursday. A fact that may not appear on his resume ...

A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said. The Astute-class attack submarine, which is still under construction, was due to be ...

Grant Shapps hits out at submarine’s new name - Grant Shapps said ‘woke nonsense’ is being put ahead of tradition ...

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 ...

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King Charles was involved in a decision to change the name of a new royal submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, a ...

Grant Shapps and Penny Mordaunt also speak out amid fears PM’s EU ‘reset’ will give up freedoms secured in previous deal ...