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The Latest Breaking News from Rishi Sunak

‘A personal toll to me and my family’: Read Ben Wallace’s resignation letter in full

Ben Wallace says it has been an ‘honour’ to serve alongside Ministry of Defence colleagues and thanks Rishi Sunak for his ‘leadership’ as prime minister

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps replaces Ben Wallace as defence secretary – but top military brass ask if he’s up to the job

Sunak accused of appointing ‘yes man’, while military chiefs question if Shapps will fight for defence budget

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps is new Defence Secretary after Ben Wallace resignation

Rishi Sunak handed the energy secretary the key role overseeing British support for Ukraine in its resistance against Russia.

The Independent UK

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Grant Shapps appointed as defence secretary

Ben Wallace resignation prompts appointment of former energy secretary and mini cabinet reshuffle

The Guardian - UK

Grant Shapps appointed defence secretary as Claire Coutinho takes energy brief in mini-reshuffle – as it happened

Energy secretary appointed defence secretary in mini-reshuffle, with Claire Coutinho taking the energy security brief

The Guardian - UK

Ben Wallace resigns as defence secretary

Mini-reshuffle expected as Wallace tells PM he is quitting to ‘invest in the parts of life I have neglected’

The Guardian - UK

UK defense secretary is resigning after 4 years in the job

U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has formally submitted his resignation amid speculation that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will name his successor later in the day

The Independent UK

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Ben Wallace resigns as Sunak set to appoint new defence secretary

Mr Wallace announced last month he would resign from the senior Cabinet role at the next reshuffle.

The Independent UK

Sunak set to name new defence secretary as Ben Wallace quits – who are the favourites?

PM prepares to reveal mini-reshuffle after Wallace formally steps down – amid speculation someone ‘unexpected’ getting top cabinet job

The Independent UK

MPs and military chiefs question ‘yes man’ Shapps as new defence secretary - UK politics live

Sir Richard Dannatt, the former head of the Armed Forces, says Shapps knows ‘very little’ about defence

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps vows to continue support for Ukraine after being appointed defence secretary

Claire Coutinho named as energy secretary in Sunak’s mini cabinet reshuffle

Evening Standard

Sunak expected to appoint new defence secretary to replace Ben Wallace

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey and Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glen have both been linked with the post.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak warned of ‘12 risks of AI’ amid calls for urgent regulation

PM urged to set out laws to curtail the risks of artifical intelligence

The Independent UK

Labour and Tories ‘out of step’ with cost of living concerns – poll

Labour viewed as better placed to tackle crisis but voters sceptical it is a priority for either party

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What the papers say – August 31

Killers will be forced into the dock for sentencing to face the victims’ families, according to a new pledge made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

The Guardian - UK

Britain must become a leader in AI regulation, say MPs

Technology committee says UK government approach to artificial intelligence is behind EU and US

The Guardian - UK

Airlines call for compensation reform after ‘staggering’ air chaos revelation

Industry expects to lose £100m over the air traffic control failure and wants Nats to contribute

The Guardian - UK

Government shelves £40m contract for helicopter transport for Rishi Sunak

Tender to provide aircraft for PM and other ministers withdrawn after criticism of his short-distance flights

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The Independent UK

James Cleverly’s China visit is ‘latest stage of project Kowtow’, says Iain Duncan Smith

The former Tory leader said the foreign secretary’s meetings with Chinese officials were ‘pointless

Evening Standard

Police say ‘no criminal inquiry’ into death of police officer hit by train

Sergeant Graham Saville, who started his policing career in London, was fatally injured while trying to save a distressed man on railway tracks

The Independent UK

Sunak appears to rule out central Government support for Ulez-hit outer London

The Prime Minister said the scheme is ‘solely the responsibility of the Labour Party’.

The Conversation

Is Rishi Sunak a lame duck? With MPs divided and rebelling, a sense of decline hangs heavy in the air

The notion of a lame duck leader is most commonly associated with the United States. The term refers to a president who will soon be succeeded in office – a situation that most commonly applies at the end of a second (and final) term, before the president has left office…

The Independent UK

UK ‘clear-eyed’ China will not change ‘overnight’, says Cleverly

The Foreign Secretary was meeting with senior officials in Beijing in a visit he said would allow for ‘tough conversations’ with the Chinese.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Does James Cleverly know why he’s in China?

I have a theory. It’s probably not correct but I’m moonlighting as comment editor this week and there’s no time to check. The idea is that all prime ministers elevated from one of the great offices of state want to keep running that department from Number 10.

The Independent UK

Government will not force shops to take cash, Rishi Sunak confirms

Rishi Sunak said it is not ‘appropriate’ for the government to ‘impose on individuals how they should do business’

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The Latest Breaking News from ​​Rishi Sunak

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