Tag: Ben Wallace

• Thursday, October 29th 2026 - 08:42 UTC

  UK Government aims to spend 3% of GDP on defense by 2030, Chancellor says, but not everyone's convinced

  

  The UK Government will aim to spend 3% of economic output on defense by 2030, and will plot a course for the target at next year's spending review, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey has said. Work is underway to reach the target – and Britain's promise to NATO to spend 3.5% of GDP on defense by 2035 – in a “fiscally sustainable way”, the Chancellor said, indicating that raising defense spending further could in part come from making cuts elsewhere.

• Wednesday, September 6th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  FIGO congratulates new Secretary of Defense Shapps and acknowledges outgoing Wallace

  

  The Falklands government Office in London, FIGO, has sent congratulations to the new UK Secretary of State for Defense, Grant Shapps, a staunch supporter of the Falkland Islands and its right to self determination and to decide on its future.

• Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 12:43 UTC

  A close ally of PM Sunak, Grant Shapps replaces Wallace as Defense Secretary

  

  Grant Shapps, one of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s staunchest Cabinet allies, was named U.K. Defense Secretary on Thursday as Sunak began a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of a general election that is expected to take place next year. The move came after Ben Wallace formally submitted his resignation earlier in the day, honoring a promise made last month.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  Strong lobbying to boost defense spending from Secretary Wallace and Speaker of the House

  

  UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace will urge Jeremy Hunt to boost defense spending during a crunch meeting with the Chancellor. Speaking to Forces News, Ben Wallace says he will “make sure that, in this difficult economic time, defense gets its fair share” at their meeting on Thursday.

• Monday, September 26th 2022 - 18:56 UTC

  Wallace praises Truss as UK ups military spending

  

  UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has announced that the government of Prime Minister Liz Truss intends to increase military spending up to to 3% of the country's Gross Domestic Product, per the Conservative leader's campaign promises, it was reported.

• Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  UK military and defense world pay tribute to the Commander in Chief of Britain's Armed Forces

  

  Tributes from across the military and defense world are being paid to Her Majesty The Queen following the death of the longest reigning monarch in British history. Defense politicians, and Members of Parliament who have military backgrounds, joined veterans and many military charities, several for which the Queen was patron, in paying their respects.

• Thursday, August 11th 2022 - 19:07 UTC

  Falklands Veterans and families invited to register for a balloted flight to the Islands

  

  The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has announced that Veterans and the families of those who died during the Falkland Islands conflict are being invited to register for a balloted flight to the Islands. There will be 100 places on the flight, funded by MOD, with seats allocated to those eligible and a partner of their choice.

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Defense Secretary Wallace pays tribute to Falklands' Veterans

  

  Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has paid tribute to veterans of the Falkland Islands conflict. In an address released by the Ministry of Defense (MOD), Mr Wallace reflected on the “sacrifice” and the “amazing achievement” of the UK's Armed Forces.

• Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 07:49 UTC

  Boris Johnson problems are not over, and there is a list of hopefuls

  

  The Prime Minister's victory in Monday's confidence vote does not mean the end of Boris Johnson's problems. Tory MPs voted by 211 to 148 in support of the PM, but the scale of the revolt against his leadership leaves him wounded.

• Saturday, May 21st 2022 - 08:07 UTC

  MoD offers free flights to Veterans wishing to travel to the Falklands after RAF concessionary fare increased six fold

  

  British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has offered Veterans free flights to the Falklands after the Standard reported a massive hike in fares to the Islands on the 40th anniversary of the war.