Ben Wallace
Diary: As war in Ukraine looms, Johnson is out in the cold
With Boris Johnson persona non grata in Europe, defence secretary Ben Wallace is minding the international store
Ben Wallace
Ben Wallace
Former minister blasts Boris Johnson’s defence policy for cutting links with European allies
“How many divisions has the Pope?” sneered Stalin at Yalta in 1945 when asked to lessen persecution of Catholics in the USSR. Today that question is being asked around the world about Britain as the British Army is being reduced to its lowest numbers in 300 years. The figure of 82,000 men currently in the […]
Ben Wallace
Minister claims he ‘will miss Donald Trump’
A minister in Boris Johnson’s government has claimed he will “miss” Donald Trump, claiming he was “quite a good friend”. Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, has insisted that the president has always fought Britain’s corner on the world stage. He told The Sun: “I’ll miss Donald Trump, because he was quite a good friend to Britain.” Speaking during a […]