Rishi Sunak handed the energy secretary the key role overseeing British support for Ukraine in its resistance against Russia.
Grant Shapps has been appointed Defence Secretary in Rishi Sunak’s mini-reshuffle prompted by Ben Wallace’s formal resignation.
Claire Coutinho, another Tory MP seen as being close to Mr Sunak, was promoted from education minister to replace Mr Shapps as Energy Secretary. The war in Ukraine had been a prominent feature of Mr Shapps’ tenure as energy secretary, as he sought to mitigate the effects on fossil fuel availability. Mr Wallace confirmed his departure as defence secretary on Thursday morning after announcing last month that he would bring an end to his four years in the job.
Mr Sunak had been expected to launch a full reshuffle ahead of the Tory party conference in October but now appears to be holding off on the more wide-ranging move.
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