Wallace announced last month that he would step down in a cabinet reshuffle. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace resigned from his post in a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Wallace announced last month that he would step down in a cabinet reshuffle. Sunak said Wallace had held “the toughest posts in government” and left “with gratitude and respect”. Having served as a minister for five consecutive terms, Wallace was first appointed as government spokesman by David Cameron in 2014.
Wallace later served as Minister for Northern Ireland, Minister for Security and, since July 2019, Minister for Defense. Wallace, who has resigned, is replaced by Secretary of the Armed Forces James Heappey, Chief Secretary of the Treasury John Glen, and Secretary of Energy Grant Shapps. The Daily Telegraph newspaper claims that Liam Fox, who was Defense Secretary under David Cameron in 2010, is the “leading candidate” for this post.
