27 favourite reactions to Grant Shapps, Michael Green, Sebastian Fox and Corinne Stockheath getting the Defence job
On the departure of Ben Wallace, Grant Shapps has been given the position of Secretary of State for Defence.
The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP @GrantShapps has been appointed Secretary of State for Defence @DefenceHQ pic.twitter.com/ln5Sw6ZRyq
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) August 31, 2023
I’m honoured to be appointed as Defence Secretary by @RishiSunak
I’d like to pay tribute to the enormous contribution Ben Wallace has made to UK defence & global security over the last 4 years https://t.co/CXWOaYnmUJ
— Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP (@grantshapps) August 31, 2023
He arrives with the baggage of his shameful episode of trying to peddle business guides on the internet using the fake names Michael Green, Sebastian Fox and Corinne Stockheath.
Is Grant Shapps or Michael Green or Corinne Stockheath… the new Defence Secretary. pic.twitter.com/Gwin2fi3Kh
— Haggis_UK (@Haggis_UK) August 31, 2023
This type of mockery crops up every time he achieves high office, which is now five times in the past year.
not saying the last year has been chaotic but in this time Grant Shapps has been home secretary, transport secretary, business secretary, energy secretary and now defence secretary https://t.co/sTgwfQEZzO
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) August 31, 2023
It remains to be seen what damage he can do in his new post, but there isn’t a whole lot of confidence in him – at least online.
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I’m so pleased I made Grant Shapps Defence Secretary. He has already come to me with a brilliant plan to boost the Defence budget by getting everyone in the armed forces to join a get-rich-quick scheme…#reshuffle
— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) August 31, 2023
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A man who made his fortune selling get rich quick schemes on the internet under a variety of false identities- and lied about it *after* becoming an MP – is now in charge of the nation's defence.
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) August 31, 2023
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Grant Shapps is going to declare war on Jersey I hope we all know that
— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) August 31, 2023
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To be fair to Grant Shapps, he will be able to teach the armed forces a lot about disguises and camouflage.
— HENRY MORRIS (@secrettory12) August 31, 2023
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KEEP YOUR HANDS WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM, SHAPPS. https://t.co/zgVK48ShlS
— Sarah Dempster (@Dempster2000) August 31, 2023
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A war in Europe and we’re leaving defence to a man who hasn’t quite grasped the concept of reusing a mug https://t.co/p3j3O5AH34
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) August 31, 2023
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Grant Shapes is already back home and reading up on whatever cabinet position he's going to be given tomorrow pic.twitter.com/i7oK6y30xo
— HappyToast★ (@IamHappyToast) August 31, 2023
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UK: Grant Shapps is running our war ministry.
Everyone else: Oooooh I’m scared.— Count Binface (@CountBinface) August 31, 2023
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I'm sorry everyone but was my first reaction, I now can't unsee it, and so I'm making it your problem too. https://t.co/gt0JzUOKdd pic.twitter.com/oSXUzAQvBS
— Dmitry Grozoubinski (@DmitryOpines) August 31, 2023
10.
In 4 years, Grant Shapps has been…
Secretary of State for Energy Security
SoS for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
SoS for the Home Department
SoS for Transport
And now…
SoS for Defence.
His qualifications?
Expert-level sycophancy and spinelessness.
— Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) August 31, 2023
11.
Slightly concerned this man has passed the MoD vetting procedures. https://t.co/GpgTzAe3xV
— HENRY MORRIS (@secrettory12) August 31, 2023
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Rent-a-Minister Grant Shapps embodies Government chaos. He’s held 5 different cabinet posts in past 12 months. Transport, Home, BEIS, Energy, and now Defence. This govt is a desperate scrambled cohort of failure & an election to get rid of the lot of them can’t come soon enough
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) August 31, 2023
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“would you like to be the new Defence Secretary?” pic.twitter.com/H4iYS8KAgc
— dave ❄️ (@mrdavemacleod) August 31, 2023
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Ever wondered what happens to politicians who have to resign because of the way they handled the alleged bullying of a young staff member who killed himself?
Grant Shapps as new Defence Secretary follows 4 other ministerial roles in a year inc those 6 days as Home Secretary
— nazir afzal (@nazirafzal) August 31, 2023
