Tag: Shapps
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Don’t let Israel-Hamas war distract from Ukraine, Grant Shapps tells US – POLITICO
[ad_1] British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps issued a warning to U.S. lawmakers not to take their eyes off Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with POLITICO during a visit to Washington, Shapps made the point — diplomatically, but clearly — that it would be a disaster if the “fast-moving” crisis in the Middle East allowed…
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Outrage as Shapps and Dowden laugh during Sunak’s answers on Hamas attack ‘pogrom’
[ad_1] Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Senior cabinet ministers Grant Shapps and Oliver Dowden have faced a backlash after they were spotted laughing in the Commons as Rishi Sunak addressed Hamas’s “pogrom” in Israel. The defence secretary and…
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British troops could be sent to Ukraine to train Kyiv’s forces, says Grant Shapps
[ad_1] Britain could send troops into Ukraine to train its armed forces to repel the Russian invaders in a ramping up of support for the country, Grant Shapps has revealed. Kyiv’s soldiers and pilots have been in the UK for months for instruction that has included learning how to use tanks and other Western materiel…
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Grant Shapps reveals military training plans inside Ukraine
[ad_1] Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Britain could deploy military instructors to Ukraine and even play a more active role in the Black Sea where Russia has targeted cargo ships, defence minister Grant Shapps has said. Mr Shapps…
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The world has moved on from Boris Johnson, Grant Shapps says
[ad_1] Join the View from Westminster electronic mail for skilled evaluation straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster electronic mail A senior cupboard minister as we speak mentioned the “world has moved on” from Boris Johnson –as Rishi Sunak’s occasion seeks to place a weekend of turmoil behind it. Talking on Sunday morning…
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World has moved on from former PM, says Grant Shapps
[ad_1] Grant Shapps says that Boris Johnson’s declare to have been ousted by a “kangaroo courtroom” on Friday or a “witch hunt” just isn’t true. Talking to Laura Kuenssberg on the BBC, he mentioned he favored Johnson, who had “many good qualities, Brexit was utterly caught by way of that, with the pandemic he was…