Grant Shapps

British politician (born 1968)

Grant Shapps is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Defence since August 2023. Shapps has previously served in various cabinet posts, including Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Transport Secretary, Home Secretary, Business Secretary, and Energy Secretary under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Welwyn Hatfield since 2005.

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Defence Sec wants ''the most lethal armed forces possible'' 01:43

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Nato target for defence spending should rise due to 'more dangerous world' , Grant Shapps says

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said he wants the new Nato target for defence spending to be 2.5% of gross domestic product rather than the current 2%.

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PM and Shapps meet British soldiers in Poland 01:29

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PM, Hunt and Shapps arrive in Poland for Nato security talks 00:38

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Defence Secretary: Iran is behind all of the problems 01:29

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Minister: MP losing whip is not a party issue 01:20

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Shapps 'welcomes' police investigation into Rayner 01:17

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Shapps: You can't trust Labour to back nuclear deterrent 01:12