Ben Wallace to stand down as Defence secretary?

[Bingoman]

Defence secretary Ben Wallace has just announced that he will stand down at the next election and Tikrit is rumours saying he may stand down as defence secretary in the autumn?

I was expecting him find himself a new seat win and also I think he was tipped as a future leader or the Tories?

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-07-15/ben-wallace-considering-leaving-government-in-autumn

 

[steveo87]

Rats and ships springs to mind, to be honest

 

[cesare]

Would he have been likely to retain his seat at the next GE?

 

[Bingoman]

Going to step as defence secretary in reshuffle in autumn according to Jon Craig on sky news

 

[Pickman's model]

Defence secretary Ben Wallace has just announced that he will stand down at the next election and Tikrit is rumours saying he may stand down as defence secretary in the autumn?

I was expecting him find himself a new seat win and also I think he was tipped as a future leader or the Tories?

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-07-15/ben-wallace-considering-leaving-government-in-autumn

No one cares what they're saying in Saddam Hussein's home town, it'll be not be decided there

 

[Bingoman]

Would he have been likely to retain his seat at the next GE?

Seat is disappearing due to boundary changes

 

[ska invita]

Snubbed by the US for the NATO job and now probably fucked himself for his Ukrainians are ungrateful comments

My heart bleeds for the tory army cunt

I expect this will give him time to do more humanitarian work such as helping needy Saudi princes procure more great british weapons

 

[Nine Bob Note]

I took the liberty of chosing the card, now if you could pass it between yourselves to sign.

 

[cesare]

Seat is disappearing due to boundary changes

Well there we have it.

 

[The39thStep]

Dancing on the tables

 

[ska invita]

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[two sheds]

‘Thank you, Ben Wallace!’ Ukraine bemused and irritated by UK’s call for gratitude

The UK defence secretary accused Ukraine of ingratitude for Britain’s military aid

www.theguardian.com

Zelenskiy only has to hint at dissatisfaction and Wallace's gone

 

[cesare]

‘Thank you, Ben Wallace!’ Ukraine bemused and irritated by UK’s call for gratitude

The UK defence secretary accused Ukraine of ingratitude for Britain’s military aid

www.theguardian.com

Zelenskiy only has to hint at dissatisfaction and Wallace's gone

Wallace demanding gratitude's not a good look.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

grommit will fix it

 

[SpookyFrank]

Lots of tories asking to be shuffled out of government jobs apparently. They've figured out that it's not going to look great on a CV that they were on the front bench when Sunak crashed and burned.

Dread to think what the next layer of dregs is after this current lot.

 

[PR1Berske]

Would he have been likely to retain his seat at the next GE?

His seat is being abolished, split between two or three others. This might also be a factor.

 

[quiet guy]

Finally announces he is stepping down from role as Defence Secretary

Ben Wallace resigns as defence secretary

Mini reshuffle expected as Wallace tells PM he is quitting to ‘invest in the parts of life I have neglected’

www.theguardian.com

 

[steveo87]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-66668968

War with China by October.

 

[quiet guy]

When you think they can't get any worse ...

 

[JimW]

At least he can give military intelligence some tips about assumed identities.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Grant twatface Schapps? Oh goody, that'll bring some gravitas to the role...ffs

 

[Artaxerxes]

Cometh the hour sharteth the man

 

[andysays]

BBC is quoting someone as describing Shapps as a caretaker appointment, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence that he knows what he's doing...

 

[DotCommunist]

he's had more jobs than names now surely

 

[2hats]

Evidently camouflage, disinformation and deception highly valued in the MoD.

 

[The39thStep]

No more dancing on the tables

 

[steveo87]

At least he can give military intelligence some tips about assumed identities.

Or not, given his history...

 

[Sue]

BBC is quoting someone as describing Shapps as a caretaker appointment, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence that he knows what he's doing...

They said on R4 earlier that people were confident that having been Transport Secretary, he knew a lot about logistics which was super relevant.

 

[LDC]

They said on R4 earlier that people were confident that having been Transport Secretary, he knew a lot about logistics which was super relevant.

We can look forward to all the planes taking off and missiles being launched and not arriving, or getting delayed and turning up in the wrong place days late.

 

[Sue]

We can look forward to all the planes taking off and missiles being launched and not arriving, or getting delayed and turning up in the wrong place days late.

I'm turning into one of those weirdos who shouts at the radio.