Defence minister Ben Wallace says he’ll stand down on the subsequent election.
Mr Wallace, the longest-serving Conservative defence secretary, stated in an interview with The Times: “I’m not standing next time.”
He added that he won’t pressure a by-election by resigning “prematurely” – as fellow allies of Boris Johnson have accomplished.
Mr Wallace additionally confirmed he would depart the cupboard on the subsequent reshuffle, which is anticipated to be held this autumn.
Sky News reported that he was contemplating the transfer on Saturday.
“I went into politics in the Scottish parliament in 1999. That’s 24 years. I’ve spent well over seven years with three phones by my bed,” he informed The Times.
When requested what the gadgets had been for, he replied: “Secret, secret and secret.”
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It comes following controversy final week when the defence secretary informed a press convention that the UK was not an “Amazon” supply service for weapons to Ukraine.
He additionally Kyiv could be clever to let its supporters “see gratitude”,
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak later pushed again in opposition to the feedback, saying Mr Zelenskyy had “expressed his gratitude for what we’ve done on a number of occasions”.
Speculation concerning the defence secretary’s destiny has been mounting for weeks, with officers contained in the Ministry of Defence questioning who would possibly change him.
Source: information.sky.com”