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.
"Selective use of official information without appropriate context can damage public trust...'
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.
'It's fair to say that this video might just get you fuming'.
This is the former energy minister's fifth cabinet post in a year.
The former defence secretary warned that "the world will get more insecure".
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey and Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glen have both been linked with the post.
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