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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps
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Former: United Kingdom Defence Secretary | Energy and Net Zero Secretary | Business Secretary | Home Secretary | Transport Secretary | Foreign Minister of State | Housing Minister

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Kremlin isn't cowed by PowerPoint – three actions that would actually boost defence:

www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
'Kremlin isn't cowed by PowerPoint – we need actions to actually boost defence'
Social media soundbites won't keep Britain safe.
www.express.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
grantshapps.bsky.social
This is Labour’s political dogma - driven by their union paymasters. Axing competition won’t improve services for passengers or value for money for the taxpayer!

www.bbc.com/news/article...
South Western Railway first rail firm renationalised by Labour
The first service under new public ownership was partially operated by a rail replacement bus.
www.bbc.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
grantshapps.bsky.social
Our government has been completely duped and outclassed by lawyers to whom Starmer couldn't seem to say ‘no’. Now it’s costing us both our sovereignty and a great deal of taxpayer cash!

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‘Clown’ Starmer was ‘freaked’ into Chagos deal by lawyer friends | Grant Shapps
YouTube video by Times Radio Politics
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May 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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I received all the same briefings and this interpretation is simply inaccurate and completely spineless from this government.
May 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Shameful. Surrender!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands and lease back military base for £101m a year
Keir Starmer, announcing the deal, says the agreement with Mauritius is in the UK's national interest.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
grantshapps.bsky.social
Starmer tried to wave the white flag. The courts have stopped him for now - just in time.

www.gbnews.com/politics/kei...
Keir Starmer's Chagos surrender thwarted at the last second as injunction granted BANNING Labour from handing over islands to Mauritius
A late night injunction was granted over the controversial deal
www.gbnews.com
May 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
grantshapps.bsky.social
Spot on!

Former Cabinet Secretary Simon Case said Britain should start spending 3 percent of its GDP on defence “right now” to counter an “axis of rival and enemy states.”
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If you want peace, prepare for war | The General & the Journalist
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May 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
grantshapps.bsky.social
Labour promised low inflation - in April, it went up again. More tax, more debt, more rising prices. Britain can't afford this.
May 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Labour binned my MoD diversity review because it 'didn’t fit their priorities'. Now the RAF faces a 30% pilot shortfall after chasing diversity quotas. Putting ideology above readiness is reckless. Our forces need merit to keep Britain safe.

order-order.com/2025/05/20/g...
Government Admits It Cancelled Tory-Ordered Review into MoD ‘Diversity’ Practices
Last February then-defence secretary Grant Shapps ordered a full "root-and-branch review of ethnicity, diversity and inclusivity policies" in the Ministry
order-order.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Putin won't even turn up to his own peace talks - so much for wanting peace!

#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey
The Russian president had been challenged by Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in person at the talks on Thursday.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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I get the point President Trump is making on Europe paying for its own defence, but he’s coming off like a swaggering bully – and more elected leaders actually need to call him out.

#Defence #Ukraine #Trump
May 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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In a world of shifting alliances, Ukraine's military creativity is proving a powerful weapon against Putin.

Listen to my full take with Andrew Neil on Times Radio at the London Defence Conference: youtu.be/wa4YSW9Pul4?...
May 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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This week I joined Patrick Baker on @politico.eu's Westminster Insider to reflect on surviving the morning media round.

WARNING: may contain actual insight, buried beneath the usual evasion.

www.politico.eu/podcast/west...
How to survive the morning broadcast round
Politicians of all stripes will tell you that the slog of breakfast time interviews constitutes the morning ritual from hell. So this week on Westminster Insider, host Patrick Baker speaks to those…
www.politico.eu
May 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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MADNESS! Bullying a Brighton supplier out of the F-35 chain isn’t ‘peace’, it’s a gift to Putin. Weakening British jobs and NATO security is naïve posturing - our enemies are laughing.
May 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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104 year old veteran issues urgent wake up call to Britain.

#VEDay80 #Defence

www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/ve-d...
104-year-old VE Day pilot pleads with veterans’ minister to double defence spending
104-year-old Second World War pilot Colin Bell criticised the government's proposed defence spending target, telling veterans minister Alistair Carns, “I think it’s rubbish.” Mr Bell, who joined the R...
www.independent.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Hugely moving to watch the incredible 80th VE Day commemorations today. A powerful tribute to the courage, sacrifice, and unity of a generation that shaped our freedom. #VEDay80
May 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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I was deeply moved to hear of Cecil Newton's passing, a true hero of D-Day. At 20, he landed under fire at Gold Beach and helped liberate Europe. He lived to 101, bearing witness to the freedom he fought for. We owe him - and his generation - a debt we can never repay.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
D-Day veteran and tank crewman Cecil Newton dies aged 101
Mr Newton served in the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards as a loader in an amphibious Sherman Tank.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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I don’t often back Blair. But on Net Zero, he’s spot on. Time for realism over ideology.

Catch my interview on LBC this morning. ➡️ www.globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSc...

#NetZero #EnergySecurity
April 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Strongly welcome this action, which I believe to be the first UK strike against the Houthtis since I ordered action last May. Freedom of navigation (being able to use international waterways) is of fundamental importance to global trade.
April 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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President Trump's first 100 days: less leadership, more grievance-fueled theatre.

Hear more in my interview with GB News ⬇️
April 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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We can't afford a Cold War mindset with China. Our economies are intertwined - we need smart engagement, market access, and a consistent UK policy that draws the right lines. 🇬🇧🇨🇳
April 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Let's see if this is any more meaningful than his Easter truce - during which Putin simply continued bombing and invading Ukraine!
April 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Precisely why now is not the time to give in to Putin by rewarding him for his illegal invasion of Ukraine!
April 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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America was once the defender of liberty. Now President Trump wants to hand Ukraine to Putin on a platter - it's naive, dangerous, and morally bankrupt.

There’s something deeply disturbing about Trump's deference to Putin.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Secrecy rule 'stops me sharing why Trump is in cahoots with Putin'
The former Tory MP said he had 'some theories' to explain the US President's 'support' for Russia 's leader, who he branded a 'tyrant' and 'dictator'.
www.dailymail.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Who shuts the doors?

That question has delayed a £1bn fleet meant to modernise our railways.

Labour’s union paymasters strike again - and passengers are the ones who suffer.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
New trains delayed by ‘ludicrous’ union row over closing the doors
Dispute put brakes on rollout of South Western Railway’s new £1bn fleet
www.telegraph.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM