Grant Shapps branded ‘minister for fossil fuels’ in brutal takedown
Shapps was appointed defence secretary last week following the resignation of Ben Wallace on Thursday last week.
Shapps was appointed defence secretary last week following the resignation of Ben Wallace on Thursday last week.
Keir Mather, Steve Tuckwell and Sarah Dyke will take their seats on the green benches after winning by-elections earlier this year.
The reporter asks: "Is it Mr Green today... or Grant Shapps?"
"I can’t think of anyone better to be in charge of nuclear weapons and national security than Grant Shapps, who flogged a get-rich-quick scheme under a false name while still an MP," one Twitter user said.
This is the former energy minister's fifth cabinet post in a year.
The former culture secretary finally handed in her resignation over the weekend, with a by-election now set to be scheduled in Mid Bedfordshire.
The prime minister's distant cousin offered to guarantee an £800k loan. Weeks later he appeared on a list of suggested candidates for a £250k a year job with the British Council.
Nick Gibb said if she is not participating in Parliament business, she is therefore not fully fulfilling the role of an MP.
'There is a concerning correlation between people who receive peerages and those who donate to political parties'
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