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...Former UK prime minister Theresa May has become the latest Conservative MP to announce they will step down in the coming general election....
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...A nebulous role for Esther McVey attending cabinet, a role she held with distinction under both Theresa May and David Cameron....
...Ben Wallace, from the party’s left, remains in top spot in the Cabinet league table, but that reflects his record at Defence....
...“Both Boris Johnson and Theresa May were removed outside of the rules of the 1922 committee. So I wouldn’t spend too much time worrying about those rules,” he said....
...Several of Johnson’s allies have declared that they will support him replacing Truss, including business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg, defence secretary Ben Wallace and levelling-up secretary Simon Clarke....
...Wallace would point to his achievements in supporting the Ukrainians in their war with Russia....
...She will also become the country’s third female premier after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May....
...These included James Cleverly, who stays on as foreign secretary, and Ben Wallace, who remains in the Ministry of Defence....
...She joined the cabinet under Theresa May’s leadership, serving as international development and defence secretary....
...For Theresa May, they rejected the Brexit deal that forced her out. And for Boris Johnson, they were the first MPs to turn against him on Covid restrictions and tax rises....
...Look, I think that engagement is important, and therefore, I thought it was good that our defence secretary, Ben Wallace, met with him....
...If she succeeds, Truss would follow Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May to become Britain’s third female occupant of Number 10, all Conservative....
...Jake Berry was given the role of Conservative party chair, while Ben Wallace remained defence secretary, one of the few holdovers from the Johnson cabinet....
...Inevitably, we discussed the threat against Theresa May’s leadership and who might replace her. What about Boris Johnson, I asked....
...Ben Wallace, 2-1 with bookmakers SkyBet, is the current defence secretary and well known in Brussels through his visits to Nato....
...Plus, Theresa Wallace of property firm Savills talks through the pros and cons of renting out your home versus selling it when you move to another country....
...Theresa Wallace of property firm Savills talks through the pros and cons of renting out your home versus selling it when you move to another country....
...Theresa May, the former prime minister, was one of several Conservative MPs to criticise the Johnson government. She questioned why it had been caught off guard by the Taliban’s rapid gains....
...The push to impose a market share threshold — considered by Theresa May’s government last year — would require networks to swap out equipment in exchange for Ericsson, Nokia or Samsung kit....
...And people often said, you couldn’t imagine this happening under Theresa May’s premiership. And of course, that’s entirely true....
...He was ennobled by Theresa May in her 2019 resignation honours list. “David isn’t part of Boris’s gang,” said one senior Tory....
...Theresa May, the former UK prime minister, has launched a blistering attack on her successor, Boris Johnson, for selecting a political appointee as his new national security adviser....
...It is still unclear why Downing Street switched Mr Wallace for Mr Murrison so close to the event....
...The year before, Prime Minister Theresa May spoke on Brexit. So far there has been no official explanation of why no senior cabinet ministers are attending. There is confusion on both sides....
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