Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps

@grantshapps

Former: United Kingdom Defence Secretary | Energy and Net Zero Secretary | Business Secretary | Home Secretary | Transport Secretary

Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Joined March 2008

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · 20 h

I welcome today’s 50‑year UK‑Australia #AUKUS treaty - proof the pact we kicked off is sailing strong. Submarines, skills & security locked in for decades. With @realDonaldTrump here, @Keir_Starmer must anchor lasting US support. 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇺🇸

grantshapps's tweet image. I welcome today’s 50‑year UK‑Australia #AUKUS treaty - proof the pact we kicked off is sailing strong. Submarines, skills &amp; security locked in for decades. With @realDonaldTrump here, @Keir_Starmer must anchor lasting US support. 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇺🇸

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 24

Every 35 seconds, another Russian soldier becomes a casualty of Putin’s war. This year alone, 245,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Ukraine. Each had a family, a story, a future. This must stop - and it must end on Ukraine’s terms.

grantshapps's tweet image. Every 35 seconds, another Russian soldier becomes a casualty of Putin’s war.

This year alone, 245,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Ukraine. Each had a family, a story, a future.

This must stop - and it must end on Ukraine’s terms.

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 22

Beyond the threat to my own family, aiding a foreign adversary undermines our national security and endangers those who serve, as well as the wider public. Serving in roles like Defence Secretary means that confronting hostile states such as Russia goes with the territory. But…

grantshapps's tweet image. Beyond the threat to my own family, aiding a foreign adversary undermines our national security and endangers those who serve, as well as the wider public.

Serving in roles like Defence Secretary means that confronting hostile states such as Russia goes with the territory. But…

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 21

"Owned by the British people, for the British people” - that’s how the Government describes Great British Energy. But its first investment went straight to Chinese suppliers... Where’s the ‘Great British’ bit? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

grantshapps's tweet card. A Labour MP says GB Energy should buy British to avoid the risk of forced labour in supply chains.

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 18

There’s been debate about the Afghan leak super injunction. But the truth is simple: secrecy saved lives. Afghans who helped us risked execution. Brit Special Forces were exposed. I’d make the same call again in a heartbeat — and do whatever it takes to protect them.

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 15

As I warned 18 months ago in January 2024: we’ve shifted from a post-war to a pre-war era. The surest way to stop war is to prepare for it — and make sure our adversaries know it. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/1…

grantshapps's tweet card. As Trump threatens Putin with sanctions, the UK should be worried about a heightened threat from the dictator

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 14

Not before time. And very welcome! axios.com/2025/07/14/tru…

grantshapps's tweet card. "Trump is really pissed at Putin. His announcement tomorrow is going to be very aggressive."

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 10

Last night Russia launched its biggest aerial attack on Ukraine yet, firing nearly 730 drones and around a dozen ballistic and cruise missiles. WAKE UP WORLD!

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 9

.@realDonaldTrump finally concedes his “great relationship” with Putin couldn’t buy a ceasefire. Good - personal chemistry ends where artillery starts. The West’s job: out-produce, out-finance, out-last Putin’s war machine. thetimes.com/world/russia-u…

grantshapps's tweet card. The pair have been closer than any of their predecessors, spending hours on the phone. But the American president is losing patience

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 8

Spot on, @BenHouchen. 🇬🇧 Britain’s challenges call for Conservative determination and know-how - that’s exactly what @ConsrvTogethr is delivering as we champion the candidates and ideas that keep our country moving forward. express.co.uk/news/politics/…

grantshapps's tweet card. The authority of democratic government is being hollowed out. That's why Brexit mattered.

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 8

As Employment Secretary, Trade and Industry Secretary, and Party Chairman, Norman Tebbit was at the heart of the Thatcher governments – principled, direct, and fiercely committed to public service. Having served as both Party Chairman and Business Secretary (successor to DTI),…

grantshapps's tweet image. As Employment Secretary, Trade and Industry Secretary, and Party Chairman, Norman Tebbit was at the heart of the Thatcher governments – principled, direct, and fiercely committed to public service.

Having served as both Party Chairman and Business Secretary (successor to DTI),…

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 7

Labour-run York council is wrong to strip equipment from #ArmedForcesDay. Britain must stand tall, not cower for fear of ‘offence’, and show the kit that keeps us safe. express.co.uk/news/uk/207824…

grantshapps's tweet card. The city's Conservative group slated the move, with a spokesperson branding it as "ridiculous".

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 5

Since Thursday's Trump <> Putin call, the two biggest nights of aerial terror have hit Kyiv - each the largest strikes yet. Time for @realDonaldTrump to see he's being played by Putin. 🇺🇦 Ukraine must get air‑defence NOW. The world mustn't ignore a European democracy under siege

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 4

📉 STARMER SINKS 📉 One year on and Starmer’s ratings are still in freefall - almost 100 points below where Blair stood at this stage. Brits asked for delivery; Labour dished up disappointment. See the chart 👇 #StarmerSlump

grantshapps's tweet image. 📉 STARMER SINKS 📉

One year on and Starmer’s ratings are still in freefall - almost 100 points below where Blair stood at this stage.

Brits asked for delivery; Labour dished up disappointment. See the chart 👇 #StarmerSlump

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 4

52 weeks. 52 Labour fiascos 📉 Scroll the disaster diary below and ask yourself: can Britain stomach week 53? ⬇️

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 3

This isn't protest - it's sabotage. Damaging RAF jets is an attack on UK national security. If you target our frontline defences, expect the full force of the law - as these saboteurs are now finding out. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

grantshapps's tweet card. Damage worth £7m was caused to two Voyager aircraft during the break-in on 20 June.

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jul 1

I fought Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain in Government. Now the same hard-core activists are back as Palestine Action: * Same people * Same law-breaking playbook * Same chaos The only thing that worked before was jail. Nothing less will stop their lawbreaking now.

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jun 30

Labour now labelling voters “grafting realists” & “striving moderates”. Next they’ll be hunting for the “quiet bat people”. Straight out of #TheThickOfIt. Read the script in real life: thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

grantshapps's tweet image. Labour now labelling voters “grafting realists” &amp; “striving moderates”. Next they’ll be hunting for the “quiet bat people”. Straight out of #TheThickOfIt. Read the script in real life: thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jun 29

Bizarre how Glastonbury’s artists-turned-activists chant against Israel but stay completely silent on what Hamas does to Palestinians: cancelled elections, crushed dissent, abused women, tortured critics, stolen aid, used kids as shields. Useful idiots for a terrorist regime.

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps@grantshapps · Jun 27

It’s not the U-turns or the chaos that should worry No.10 — it’s that the back benches have now had a taste of rebellion. That’s the real problem. And it’s not going away.

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