UK: Sunak Appoints Grant Shapps as Defense Secretary

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Right narrative

While Shapps may not be the most experienced choice for defense secretary, he's widely seen as an effective communicator and a safe pair of hands. It's a complicated brief, but Shapps will undoubtedly rise to the opportunity.

Left narrative

At a time when global international relations are in crisis and the Russia-Ukraine conflict risks escalating into a global war, the UK is taking a massive risk in appointing someone with no experience in defense to this key role in cabinet. The tories are more concerned with their electoral chances than global stability.

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