Grant Shapps

Grant Shapps (born 14 September 1968) is a British Conservative Party politician, former Minister of State at the Department for International Development. A former co-chairman of the Conservative Party, he is the member of parliament for Welwyn Hatfield in England. He first won the seat, as Grant V Shapps, in the general election of 5 May 2005. Shapps was returned to parliament in the May 2010 election with a majority of 17,423, which fell to 12,153 in 2015. On 9 June 2010, Shapps was appointed as a Privy Counsellor.

On 4 September 2012, he was appointed Conservative Party Co-Chairman, replacing Baroness Warsi; he was also appointed Minister without portfolio in the Cabinet Office. His salary was paid by the party. On 11 May 2015, Shapps lost his positions as Conservative party co-chairman and minister without portfolio at the Cabinet Office, and was instead appointed minister of state at the Department for International Development. On 28 November 2015, he stood down from his ministerial appointment due to allegations of bullying within the Conservative Party.

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“John Swinney is no Jack Sparrow”

New Statesman 26 Mar 2025
Routed Tory former defence secretary Grant Shapps is on comeback manoeuvres ... prefer ermine – is that you, Oliver Dowden? – and, modest man that Shapps is, eyes himself as a successor to Kemi Badenoch.

Trump team who declared European nations 'pathetic freeloaders' have 'absolutely got a case', UK defence ...

The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2025
His Conservative predecessor Grant Shapps said he 'agreed that Europe must do more on security' but urged the Prime Minister to 'remind the US that the UK led from the front' when it came to taking ...

A Climate of Truth by Mike Berners-Lee review – a white-hot takedown of environmental policy

The Guardian 24 Mar 2025
In July 2023, prime minister Rishi Sunak and energy secretary Grant Shapps issued a defence of their decision to expand UK oil and gas production in the North Sea ... ....

Letters: How was Heathrow brought to a standstill by a single fire?

The Daily Telegraph 21 Mar 2025
SIR – Your article (Business, March 20) quotes Grant Shapps as saying that British defence companies are “dangerously reliant” on foreign banks, namely those from Nato countries in the EU and America.

Treasury blocks £10bn investment in defence

The Daily Telegraph 20 Mar 2025
Rachel Reeves has been accused of blocking £10bn a year of defence investment ... Grant Shapps, who served as defence secretary under the last government, said ... email ... Ministry of Defence, Defence industry, Grant Shapps, Ben Wallace, Rachel Reeves, Russia.

British defence suppliers ‘dangerously reliant’ on foreign lending

The Daily Telegraph 19 Mar 2025
Grant Shapps, a former defence secretary, has criticised Britain’s lenders for falling behind global peers in backing UK weapons makers. He said ... JP Morgan, Citigroup and Bank of America ... Defence industry, Banks and Finance, Grant Shapps, Keir Starmer ... .

Why Britain Must Deepen Its Defense Ties with Israel

Daily Alert 18 Mar 2025
(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Former British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps - The UK and Israel must deepen our defense ties. This isn't just about moral solidarity; it is about making Britain safer in an increasingly dangerous world ... ....

Reform UK candidate who called Hitler 'brilliant' is put in charge of party's vetting process ...

The Daily Mail 17 Mar 2025
Despite the scandal, Mr Aaron is now head of vetting for Reform UK ... Mr Aaron came third in Welwyn Hatfield with just over 13 per cent of the vote and finished behind the defeated Tory minister, Grant Shapps ... He added ... .

Reform UK candidate who praised Hitler and Assad put in charge of vetting

AOL 16 Mar 2025
He also claimed Vladimir Putin’s use of force in Ukraine was “legitimate” ... A spokesperson for Reform UK said ... Aaron came third in Welwyn Hatfield with just over 13% of the vote and finished behind the defeated Tory minister, Grant Shapps ... He said ... .

Remember us? Nearly 450 'zombie' ex-MPs now hold coveted Parliamentary passes - outnumbering Labour benches ...

The Daily Mail 14 Mar 2025
The Commons authorities have confirmed that ex-MPs who were granted passes under previous looser rules, which only required serving a single term, are not subject to the new restrictions ... A House of Commons spokesman said ... They are. ... Grant Shapps ... .

Campaigner against arms industry is board member at major pension fund

The Daily Telegraph 10 Mar 2025
A leading campaigner against “controversial” weapons makers sits on the board of Britain’s largest pensions scheme ... Grant Shapps, a former Tory defence secretary, said ... Weakening it is not just reckless, it’s dangerous.” ... Mr Shapps said ... Show comments ... .

Britain is dependent on US weapons. We now face a terrible choice

The Daily Telegraph 10 Mar 2025
The year is 2028 and masked Russian “little green men” start crossing the border of an eastern European country ... “Our security should never be at the mercy of shifting US politics,” says Grant Shapps, the former Conservative defence secretary ... X Icon ... .
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