Mr Shapps News Today

The defence secretary said the laser could be used to take down Russian drones as early as 2027.

Grant Shapps met staff at the Ministry of Defence's procurement headquarters in Bristol earlier.

Grant Shapps has used RAF helicopters to collect him from his home three times in six weeks.

Women in the Armed Forces have been made to feel “unsafe” in the wake of the Defence Secretary’s comments over the diversity row engulfing the military.

Grant Shapps says HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark will remain in service for another decade.

The West must ensure that Russia is defeated in Ukraine or risk being attacked by dictatorships such as China, Grant Shapps has warned.

Penny Mordaunt has said Britain’s national interests are at risk unless the Royal Navy keeps pace with nations like Russia and China - as Grant Shapps failed to set a date for hitting military spending targets.

Grant Shapps also defends UK military spending, amid warnings from his cabinet colleague Penny Mordaunt

Grant Shapps has defended cuts to troop numbers as he said soldiers have a “can-do” attitude.

Grant Shapps said the West had moved from a post-war to a pre-war world in his first major speech as defence secretary