Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps

@grantshapps

Co-Founder of Cambridge Aerospace | Former Secretary of State for Defence, Business, Home, Transport, and Energy Security.

Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire

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Joined March 2008

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Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps
@grantshapps
Aug 18
NATO has genuine political divisions, but Putin shouldn’t mistake disagreement for weakness. Britain, France, Germany and Poland alone spend around $318bn a year on defence - far more than Russia’s $190bn. Even without the US, Europe has the firepower. Putin should be very
UK minister hits back after Russia threat over Ukraine’s ‘use of British drones’
From independent.co.uk
Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps
@grantshapps
Aug 17
There is something deeply troubling about this cosy approach to North Korea. Kim Jong Un is testing ballistic missiles, expanding his nuclear arsenal and sending troops to fight alongside Putin in Ukraine. Yet somehow the response is to scale back military exercises with South
Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps
@grantshapps
Aug 13
Putin calls Britain’s seizure of a Russian shadow-fleet tanker “piracy”. That turns reality on its head. Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, I ordered Russian-linked ships out of UK ports. Britain was the first country in the world to impose such a ban. More than four years
Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps
@grantshapps
Aug 9
Wars are not lost only on the battlefield. They are lost when democracies grow tired of defending themselves. Russia’s war against Ukraine has now lasted longer than the First World War. Yet Europe risks becoming accustomed to it. Another night of missiles and drones. More
Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps
@grantshapps
Aug 6
Good that Wayve is now licensed to carry passengers in self-driving cars in London. They'll save lives. But let's not kid ourselves: fully driverless cars have been on San Francisco roads for 3+ years. We should get back to leading the world, not just Europe.
Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps
@grantshapps
May 21, 2023
Driverless cars like this @Waymo Jaguar are now a reality, thanks to British and American innovators 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 It’s previously unthinkable tech like this that is driving our economy forward - and for the UK’s energy security I’m harnessing emerging tech to #PowerUpBritain