Shapps appointment: Sunak has appointed a yes-man

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Responding to the news that Grant Shapps has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary, Liberal Democrat Defence spokesperson Richard Foord MP said:

"A year ago, Grant Shapps admitted in his failed Conservative leadership campaign that he thought our armed forces should be strengthened. Now, the Prime Minister has instead put him in charge of slashing troop numbers by 10,000. 

"At a time when the armed forces need someone to stand up for them, Rishi Sunak has appointed a yes-man. This is Shapps' fifth cabinet role in less than a year. 

"The Conservative Government merry-go-round has to stop. They have taken the armed forces for granted for too long, and we are all left less safe as a result."

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