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A deal needs to come soon, the head of the Unite Union, Steve Turner, has told Business Secretary, Grant Shapps.

Another loyalist, Claire Coutinho, has been drafted in to to take Mr Shapps' old duties as Net Zero Secretary.

Appearing on BBC Breakfast, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps effectively confirmed a new high-speed rail line would not be built to Manchester but said HS2 trains would still run to the city and to Leeds, albeit on existing tracks.

Business Secretary Grant Shapps said: “The first job of any government is to keep the public safe.

Business secretary Grant Shapps told the Commons on Monday that anti-strike legislation was a “common-sense” response to the wave of industrial unrest and would help make sure “life and limb” cover comes first during strikes in key sectors.

Currently in the role is cabinet new-comer Claire Coutinho, the Conservative MP for East Surrey, who replaced the outgoing Grant Shapps just this week.

Derbyshire asked Shapps (below) if he backed the delay to the ban of new petrol and diesel cars.

Ed Miliband, the shadow secretary of state for net zero, said: “Mainstream Conservatives are right to be alarmed by the climate failure and lurch towards a culture war on the part of Rishi Sunak and Grant Shapps.

Grant Shapps has been appointed as the new defence secretary by Rishi Sunak.

Grant Shapps is no stranger to the walk up Downing Street to Number 10.

Instead, Business Secretary Grant Shapps and International Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch are representing the UK Government.

Lineker bit back at the comments in quote tweets to Jonathan Gullis MP and Grant Shapps, the UK’s defense secretary.

Meanwhile, Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps is meeting oil and gas bosses in Downing Street to talk about the government's decision to invest in home-grown energy sources, including renewables and North Sea oil and gas.

Mr Shapps does not have TikTok on his personal phone and his account is managed by his staff.

Mr Shapps is seen as an effective communicator and will be key for Mr Sunak as he leads the Tories towards the general election, expected next year.

Mr Shapps suggested the BBC needs to fix its “moral compass”, as he urged it to revise its long-standing editorial position.

Mr Shapps will announce locations for the first Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) projects in the UK.

Prior to his new role, Shapps was serving in the cabinet as the Energy Security Secretary.

Shapps comments come after has been urged to call a snap general election after three quick-fire MP resignations.

Shapps told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme: “You have got to deal with the fundamentals first.