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Article thumbnail: Ministry of Defence handout photo of Defence Secretary Grant Shapps visiting a Kibbutz on Thursday with members of the Israeli Defence Force, which was attacked on October 7th by Hamas. Issue date: Friday December 8, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Israel Shapps. Photo credit should read: Cpl Tim Hammond/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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UK must ramp up military spending to 3% of GDP, Shapps warns

In a highly unusual intervention, the Defence Secretary said the defence budget must rise from its current level of just over 2% of GDP, which is the Nato minimum target

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Tory minister says Gary Lineker 'entitled to his views' amid BBC row over tweets

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BBC in disarray over Lineker as insiders say new chair is wrong on 'rule breach'

Article thumbnail: Gary Lineker, former England footballer turned sports TV presenter for the BBC, arrives at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on March 11, 2023, ahead of the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Chelsea. - The BBC's sport service was in meltdown on Saturday after pundits and commentators refused to work in support of presenter Gary Lineker, who was forced to "step back" after accusing the government of using Nazi-era rhetoric. Match of the Day presenter Lineker, England's fourth most prolific goalscorer, sparked an impartiality row by criticising the British government's new policy on tackling illegal immigration. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) (Photo by DARREN STAPLES/AFP via Getty Images)
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Grant Shapps refuses to say whether Suella Braverman will still be Home Secretary in a week

Article thumbnail: UK Defence Minister Grant Shapps looks on during the signing ceremony on the third day of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meeting, in Marrakech, Morocco, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Article thumbnail: UK Defence Minister Grant Shapps looks on during the signing ceremony on the third day of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meeting, in Marrakech, Morocco, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosting a PM Connect for Conservative Party members during the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester. Picture date: Sunday October 1, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Tories. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosting a PM Connect for Conservative Party members during the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester. Picture date: Sunday October 1, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Tories. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: LICHFIELD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: An aerial view of the HS2 Streethay bridge which will allow HS2 high speed trains to pass under the West Coast rail mainline on September 25, 2023 in Lichfield, England. In an interview at the weekend, Defence Minister Grant Shapps mentioned that the future of the HS2 rail link between the north and south is under review by the government as construction costs spiral. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LICHFIELD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: An aerial view of the HS2 Streethay bridge which will allow HS2 high speed trains to pass under the West Coast rail mainline on September 25, 2023 in Lichfield, England. In an interview at the weekend, Defence Minister Grant Shapps mentioned that the future of the HS2 rail link between the north and south is under review by the government as construction costs spiral. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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