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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps

@grantshapps.bsky.social
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Former: United Kingdom Defence Secretary | Energy and Net Zero Secretary | Business Secretary | Home Secretary | Transport Secretary | Foreign Minister of State | Housing Minister linktr.ee/grantshapps

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Kremlin isn't cowed by PowerPoint – three actions that would actually boost defence: www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
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'Kremlin isn't cowed by PowerPoint – we need actions to actually boost defence'
Social media soundbites won't keep Britain safe.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
This is Labour’s political dogma - driven by their union paymasters. Axing competition won’t improve services for passengers or value for money for the taxpayer! www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
South Western Railway first rail firm renationalised by Labour
The first service under new public ownership was partially operated by a rail replacement bus.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Our government has been completely duped and outclassed by lawyers to whom Starmer couldn't seem to say ‘no’. Now it’s costing us both our sovereignty and a great deal of taxpayer cash! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3te9...
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‘Clown’ Starmer was ‘freaked’ into Chagos deal by lawyer friends | Grant Shapps
YouTube video by Times Radio Politics
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I received all the same briefings and this interpretation is simply inaccurate and completely spineless from this government.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Shameful. Surrender! www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
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UK signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands and lease back military base for £101m a year
Keir Starmer, announcing the deal, says the agreement with Mauritius is in the UK's national interest.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Starmer tried to wave the white flag. The courts have stopped him for now - just in time. www.gbnews.com/politics/kei...
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Keir Starmer's Chagos surrender thwarted at the last second as injunction granted BANNING Labour from handing over islands to Mauritius
A late night injunction was granted over the controversial deal
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Spot on! Former Cabinet Secretary Simon Case said Britain should start spending 3 percent of its GDP on defence “right now” to counter an “axis of rival and enemy states.” shows.acast.com/6825a844b1b7...
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If you want peace, prepare for war | The General & the Journalist
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Labour promised low inflation - in April, it went up again. More tax, more debt, more rising prices. Britain can't afford this.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Labour binned my MoD diversity review because it 'didn’t fit their priorities'. Now the RAF faces a 30% pilot shortfall after chasing diversity quotas. Putting ideology above readiness is reckless. Our forces need merit to keep Britain safe. order-order.com/2025/05/20/g...
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Government Admits It Cancelled Tory-Ordered Review into MoD ‘Diversity’ Practices
Last February then-defence secretary Grant Shapps ordered a full "root-and-branch review of ethnicity, diversity and inclusivity policies" in the Ministry
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Putin won't even turn up to his own peace talks - so much for wanting peace! #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey
The Russian president had been challenged by Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to meet in person at the talks on Thursday.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I get the point President Trump is making on Europe paying for its own defence, but he’s coming off like a swaggering bully – and more elected leaders actually need to call him out. #Defence #Ukraine #Trump
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
In a world of shifting alliances, Ukraine's military creativity is proving a powerful weapon against Putin. Listen to my full take with Andrew Neil on Times Radio at the London Defence Conference: youtu.be/wa4YSW9Pul4?...
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
This week I joined Patrick Baker on @politico.eu's Westminster Insider to reflect on surviving the morning media round. WARNING: may contain actual insight, buried beneath the usual evasion. www.politico.eu/podcast/west...
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How to survive the morning broadcast round
Politicians of all stripes will tell you that the slog of breakfast time interviews constitutes the morning ritual from hell. So this week on Westminster Insider, host Patrick Baker speaks to those…
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
MADNESS! Bullying a Brighton supplier out of the F-35 chain isn’t ‘peace’, it’s a gift to Putin. Weakening British jobs and NATO security is naïve posturing - our enemies are laughing.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
104 year old veteran issues urgent wake up call to Britain. #VEDay80 #Defence www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/ve-d...
independent.co.uk
104-year-old VE Day pilot pleads with veterans’ minister to double defence spending
104-year-old Second World War pilot Colin Bell criticised the government's proposed defence spending target, telling veterans minister Alistair Carns, “I think it’s rubbish.” Mr Bell, who joined the R...
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Hugely moving to watch the incredible 80th VE Day commemorations today. A powerful tribute to the courage, sacrifice, and unity of a generation that shaped our freedom. #VEDay80
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I was deeply moved to hear of Cecil Newton's passing, a true hero of D-Day. At 20, he landed under fire at Gold Beach and helped liberate Europe. He lived to 101, bearing witness to the freedom he fought for. We owe him - and his generation - a debt we can never repay. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
D-Day veteran and tank crewman Cecil Newton dies aged 101
Mr Newton served in the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards as a loader in an amphibious Sherman Tank.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I don’t often back Blair. But on Net Zero, he’s spot on. Time for realism over ideology. Catch my interview on LBC this morning. ➡️ www.globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSc... #NetZero #EnergySecurity
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Strongly welcome this action, which I believe to be the first UK strike against the Houthtis since I ordered action last May. Freedom of navigation (being able to use international waterways) is of fundamental importance to global trade.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
President Trump's first 100 days: less leadership, more grievance-fueled theatre. Hear more in my interview with GB News ⬇️
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
We can't afford a Cold War mindset with China. Our economies are intertwined - we need smart engagement, market access, and a consistent UK policy that draws the right lines. 🇬🇧🇨🇳
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Let's see if this is any more meaningful than his Easter truce - during which Putin simply continued bombing and invading Ukraine!
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Precisely why now is not the time to give in to Putin by rewarding him for his illegal invasion of Ukraine!
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
America was once the defender of liberty. Now President Trump wants to hand Ukraine to Putin on a platter - it's naive, dangerous, and morally bankrupt. There’s something deeply disturbing about Trump's deference to Putin. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
dailymail.co.uk
Secrecy rule 'stops me sharing why Trump is in cahoots with Putin'
The former Tory MP said he had 'some theories' to explain the US President's 'support' for Russia 's leader, who he branded a 'tyrant' and 'dictator'.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Who shuts the doors? That question has delayed a £1bn fleet meant to modernise our railways. Labour’s union paymasters strike again - and passengers are the ones who suffer. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04...
telegraph.co.uk
New trains delayed by ‘ludicrous’ union row over closing the doors
Dispute put brakes on rollout of South Western Railway’s new £1bn fleet
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Deeply depressing from the so-called Leader of the Free World!
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Happy St George's Day!
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
If the free world’s leader can’t distinguish between a tyrant and the nation he invades, what message does that send to those fighting for democracy?
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
At a time when Europe’s security is under threat and US commitment is uncertain, EU leaders should welcome the UK defence industry - not attach strings. This is about security, not a choice between fish and freedom. #Defence #UK #EU #NATO www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
thetimes.com
Starmer close to EU arms deal — at the expense of fishermen
British firms will be able to bid for the new €150 billion EU defence fund after the UK makes concessions on fishing quotas
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
It's disgusting the leader of the free world is incapable of telling the difference between a dictator and an illegally invaded democratic country. Hear my edition of the One Decision Podcast with Kate McCann & Sir Richard Dearlove. www.onedecision.com/podcast/ex-u...
onedecision.com
Ex-UK Defence Secretary’s Blunt Take on Trump
Grant Shapps shares candid views on Trump, UK-China relations, AI defense, and the future of global security in this week’s episode.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Sanctions that aren’t watertight are pointless - these oligarchs slip through the cracks like champagne through a colander! www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2040...
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Fury as billionaire Putin oligarchs fly Brits into Russia for £180k jobs
EXCLUSIVE: Former Defence Minister Grant Shapps has called for ‘loopholes for luxury' to be closed.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Honoured to receive a Knighthood in the former Prime Minister’s Resignation list. It’s always been a privilege to serve our country, albeit through some incredibly challenging years.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
As the Coalition meets in Brussels, let’s face it: this is our continent - and we’ve been far too comfortable while war rages at our door. Ukraine needs strength, not sympathy. Europe must unite and push back against Putin. #StandWithUkraine
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
On this day in 1992, John Major secured 14 million votes - the most in UK history - through quiet, steady leadership. No theatrics, just calm competence. It’s a reminder of a different political era, where substance often spoke louder than spectacle.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
As if £9bn wasn’t enough for a deal that should never happen - and puts our national security at risk. Ludicrous. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
telegraph.co.uk
Mauritius demands more money for Chagos Islands
Sources say Sir Keir Starmer under pressure to hand over additional funds on top of reported £9bn already agreed
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Diversity-hiring caused a 30% shortfall in RAF pilots at key ranks. Now Labour have scrapped my review into the woke culture weakening our Armed Forces “like rust weakening steel.” This is social engineering at the expense of national security. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
dailymail.co.uk
Ministers scrap review into 'woke culture' in the Armed Forces
Last month, the Daily Mail revealed that diversity-hiring practices had contributed to a 30 per cent shortfall in pilots at the ranks of flight lieutenant and squadron leader in the RAF.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Reviving 19th-century trade policy in the 21st century is like swapping your iPhone for a telegraph. Progress doesn’t come from going backwards.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Labour’s £90m-a-year Chagos deal hands UK sovereignty to Mauritius, risks a key US base, and opens the floodgates to further British retreats. Trump may not object - but the US President doesn’t always have the UK’s best interests at heart. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
thetimes.com
Trump signs off Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal
A treaty between the UK and Mauritius is imminent after the US president approved the agreement
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Only last week the OBR forecast unemployment would rise to 4.5% this year - higher than expected. Now Labour’s North Sea policy risks thousands more job losses before renewables are ready. This isn’t a transition - it’s economic vandalism. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
telegraph.co.uk
Miliband urged to scrap windfall tax to avoid mass job losses in North Sea
Accelerated production decline dooms UK to increasing reliance on US imports
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Putin doesn't want a peace deal. I hope America is waking up to that reality. President Trump’s outburst over ceasefire talks is telling - he's realised: Putin talks peace to buy time, not to make it. Hear more in my interview with Harry Cole ⬇️
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Trump’s outburst at Putin over ceasefire talks is telling. He’s grasped what’s long been clear - Putin talks peace to buy time, not to make it!
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The US is right - Europe must learn to stand on its own two feet when it comes to defence. But JD Vance and the White House must also recognise that the UK has stood shoulder to shoulder with America. Anything less is a disservice to our brave servicemen and women.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Sweden’s going to 3.5% of GDP on defence. They get it. The threats are real and growing. The UK’s £2.2bn uplift is a step forward - but it’s not enough. Labour must commit to 3% and beyond. No dithering. Security comes first. #Defence #Europe (Image Source: MOD)
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Having fast-tracked the development of DragonFire, I’m pleased to see this government backing it. Four Royal Navy ships will now be armed with this cutting-edge laser weapon by 2027 - a major win for UK defence and innovation.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I agree Europe must do more on security - but Sir Keir should remind USA the UK led from the front. I authorised 4 RAF strikes on the Houthis & the Royal Navy defended Red Sea shipping. Our forces risked their lives to protect trade. Some in DC need reminding. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
bbc.co.uk
Trump backs adviser Mike Waltz, who accidentally added journalist to secret air strike chat - live updates
In the chat, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told JD Vance:
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Heartbreaking to see White House envoy Steve Witkoff parroting Kremlin-friendly guff while Ukrainians fight for freedom. Since when did the land of the free do PR for Putin? The America we knew stood by its allies - not shoulder to shoulder with tyrants. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
independent.co.uk
Trump’s special envoy praises ‘super smart’ Putin ahead of Ukraine ceasefire talks
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff claims questions over whether Ukraine can cede four regions to Russia is ‘elephant in the room’ in peace talks
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
As ex-Transport, Energy & Defence Sec, I’ve been inundated with media calls all day re: Heathrow. I’ve declined as these things are (90%) cock-up or a fault and (10%) foul play, with terrorism least likely. Better to wait for the facts.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Putin’s illegal war has wounded or killed 900,000 of his own people - each with a life, a story, a future stolen. He sends them to the slaughter for nothing.
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Labour’s refusal to prioritise defence investment is reckless. Their National Wealth Fund sidelines the defence industry, even as global threats escalate. The UK cannot afford weak leadership in a dangerous world. www.ft.com/content/7384...
ft.com
UK Treasury omits defence from National Wealth Fund priority sectors
Decision comes even as government joins other European countries in seeking to raise military spending
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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps @grantshapps.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Putin's offer to suspend Black Sea hostilities is pure self-interest. He only suggests it because Ukraine’s innovative long-range Magura drones have pummelled and sunk his Black Sea Fleet. Lesser nations may waver, but 🇬🇧 stands firmly with 🇺🇦
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