UK's new defence secretary and what it means for Ukraine
This Is Why
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Mr Wallace had overseen one of the biggest international responses to the war in Ukraine - with the UK behind only the US in terms of support since the war began, having committed £4.6bn in military assistance.
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson is joined by our international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn and military analyst Professor Michael Clarke to discuss the significance of Mr Shapps' new role given the ongoing war in Ukraine, as well as turning their attention to the use of drone technology on the battlefield.
Podcast producer: Emma-Rae Woodhouse
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Editor: Wendy Parker
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| 0:04.1 | Laptop backpacks. |
| 0:06.7 | Security Pass Lanyard. |
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| 0:09.5 | Being asked, how was your journey in? |
| 0:11.4 | How was your journey in? |
| 0:12.6 | An array of triangular sandwiches. |
| 0:16.1 | Having to deal with a small crisis back at the office. |
| 0:21.6 | Sometimes in life, you just know what you're getting, |
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| 1:00.4 | I'm Neil Patterson. |
| 1:01.5 | Welcome to The Daily, and it is All Change at Main Building. |
| 1:06.4 | Now, for the uninitiated, that is the somewhat less than exciting name for the Ministry of Defense headquarters, situated just off Whitehall where there has been, and I fully intend this pun, a changing of the guards. |
| 1:19.4 | We had long known, of course, that Ben Wallace would be stepping down as defence secretary. |
| 1:23.6 | The news that Grant Shaps would be his replacement, well, it certainly took me by surprise at least. |
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