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Grant Shapps

All the latest news on the UK's former defence secretary and former energy and transport secretary, Grant Shapps. He was the Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield since 2005, but lost his seat in the 2024 General Election.

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The top Tories who are looking for jobs this morning

Channel: Politics Politics July 5, 2024 By Sam Corbishley
Play Video Moment Tory politician hangs up on Sky News live on air after bad election news- SEND NEWS FOR BLOG Sky News @SkyNews "Have you seen that you are about to lose your seat according to the Sky News YouGov projection?" Defence secretary @grantshapps calls Sky's @SamCoatesSky live on TV. https://trib.al/Rx0iR33 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

Excruciating moment Tory politician 'puts phone down' on Sky presenter live on-air

Channel: TV TV June 4, 2024 By Pierra Willix
The Tories v Labour five-aside team CREDIT: REX / GETTY / UK Parliament

In a football-heavy election, here are our picks for Labour v Tories five-a-side

Channel: Politics Politics May 30, 2024 By Craig Munro

China 'accesses personal data of armed forces in Ministry of Defence hack'

Channel: UK UK May 7, 2024 By Sarah Hooper
A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette after leaving Bakhmut, in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, Friday, March 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

MoD giving Ukrainian soldiers training in the UK free cigarettes to help 'boost morale'

Channel: World World April 22, 2024 By Sarah Hooper
Don Cheadle in Ocean's 11 OCEANS ELEVEN

Army to trial new 'Ocean's Eleven style weapon' that knocks out enemy's electrics

Channel: UK UK April 12, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
Grant Shapps aboard an RAF airplane with his team (left). The aircraft was jammed by Vladimir Putin's (left) Russia

Russia 'jams signal on RAF plane carrying UK defence minister'

Channel: World World March 14, 2024 By Danny Rigg

Lee Anderson has Tory whip suspended after refusing to apologise for 'Islamophobic' rant

Channel: Politics Politics February 24, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
NOWA DEBA, POLAND - MAY 06, 2023: Participants of a high-intensity training session, seen at the end of the exercise at the Nowa Deba training ground on May 06, 2023 in Nowa Deba, Poland. Anakonda-23 is the highlight of the Polish Army's training calendar this year. Soldiers from various units, including counterparts from the US, Romania, and Slovenia, will collaborate to achieve military excellence using advanced equipment like F-16s, helicopters, missiles, and mortars. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Are we heading for World War Three? Nato makes biggest move in 33 years

Channel: UK UK September 13, 2024 By Brooke Davies
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Moment two Royal Navy ships crashed causing £25,000,000 in damage

Channel: World World January 24, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
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Two British warships collided and our defence secretary doesn't know how

Channel: World World January 21, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

UK will send 20,000 troops to one of the largest NATO exercises since Cold War

Channel: World World January 15, 2024 By Sarah Hooper
HMS Diamond and US jets shoot down biggest wave of drone and missile attacks in Red Sea on container ships

British warship uses Sea Viper missiles to repel largest Houthi attack to date

Channel: World World January 10, 2024 By Gergana Krasteva
Tanker hit off India coast by drone from Iran, says US Credit Indian Coast Guard

Tanker hit off India coast by drone from Iran, says US

Channel: World World December 24, 2023 By Sarah Hooper
Play Video People are in 'despair' over Richard Madeley's 'ill-informed' new declaration Credit ITV

GMB viewers are done with 'fool' Richard Madeley after bizarre WWII rant

Channel: TV TV December 19, 2023 By Sabrina Barr

Russia to target any British soldiers sent in to train Ukrainian troops

Channel: UK UK October 1, 2023 By Will Neal

British troops could deploy to Ukraine for first time to train soldiers

Channel: UK UK October 1, 2023 By Liam Coleman
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Grant Shapps says it would be 'irresponsible' for HS2 work to continue after costs spiral

Channel: UK UK September 24, 2023 By Jordan King
Revealed; The 13 schools with RAAC that had building work scrapped Metro graphics

At least 13 schools with crumbling concrete were set to be rebuilt but scheme was scrapped

Channel: Politics Politics September 6, 2023 By Sian Elvin
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Grant Shapps claims ‘the world has moved on from Boris Johnson’

Channel: Politics Politics June 11, 2023 By Liam Coleman
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