Grant Shapps
Sir Grant Shapps is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from August 2023 to July 2024. Shapps 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 served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Welwyn Hatfield from 2005 to 2024. He was defeated and lost his seat in the 2024 general election.
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The MoD, which Shapps previously led, is in the spotlight after reports that over 1,000 devices have been lost or stolen since 2024, costing over 1.6 million pounds.
Lib Dems would point to the MoD device scandal as evidence of systemic negligence in defence administration that predates and persists under both Conservative and Labour stewardship.