Mr Wallace served under three prime ministers in his current role and was a close ally of Boris Johnson
Rishi Sunak is poised to appoint a new defence secretary after Preston MP Ben Wallace formally handed in his resignation.
He said: "You have served your country with distinction. Your strategic foresight and clarity has been invaluable to our country and the security of our continent." The last four years has seen our Armed Forces and their leadership shine through. Whether it was the evacuation of Kabul, our Covid response, Ukraine or Sudan, the professionalism of our people has been first class.
The Ministry of Defence is back on the path to being once again world class with world class people. The United Kingdom is respected around the world
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