Rishi Sunak ‘on the right course’ for election win after Shapps appointment to defence

“We’re starting to use the talent in the ranks…this is all good news for the Conservative Party and the next general election.”

Tobias Ellwood, chair of the defence select committee, welcomes Rishi Sunak’s decision to appoint Grant Shapps to defence secretary, telling #TimesRadio it’s a boost to the party’s election chances.

[jak]

How could anybody on this Island feel safe with that useless grifter in charge of defence?

[jamesvdv]

Tobias Ellwood is absolutely deluded if he thinks that the CONservatives will get any level of support at the next general election. 🤣🤣🤣

[squeakyproductions]

This is the best comedy program i have ever seen, so funny!

[KingofPotatoPeople]

Grant Shapps is the Patron Saint of Mediocrities

[JRattheranch]

Not exactly instilling any confidence from my point of view I'm afraid! 😂 Sunak and vision don't belong in the same sentence. 🧐🥴

[ThePereubu]

LOL, I didn't realise Times Radio produced comedy programming!

[GazGaryGazza]

Never before and never again will you hear Grant Shapps and talent uttered in the same sentence. Isn’t this the fool who was happy to claim the Taliban are misunderstood and not that bad lol.

[dukwdriver]

If you can say "yes sir, no sir, 3 bags full sir" then Sunak will make you a Minister.

[Matt-czti]

Rishi Sunak’s on a hiding to nothing. The country has made up its mind; it’s time for change and the Tories deserve a damn good kicking

[RobynLeSueur]

I can't tell if this is just incredible optimism or he's just high and hallucinating a world where anyone likes Sunak.

[freshwaterspaceman]

Michael Green as defence minister? Lord help us!

[fredatlas]

God forbid, our country can't afford another term of CONservative government

[pipoo]

Tobias if Grant Schapps is your definition of “talent” the Government is in far more trouble than any of us realised. 😂😂

[CarmenVeranda]

Yeah, that new defence minister totally changed my mind.

[pauldean]

Are you messing, that party won’t be elected for decades after the state they put the country in

[paulsquires]

He’s got more chance of going to the moon than winning the next General Election.

[twrmoor]

The only way Sunak could get on course for an "election win" would be to erase the last 13 years of memory for the entire population.

[edonslow]

This is probably the funniest Tory take since Toby Young said Pig Gate reflected quite well on David Cameron

[matthewshave]

Ben Wallace was I think genuinely trying in a difficult time, but for Shapps to now be in charge of the armed forces will make it something resembling Dad's Army 😅.

[coniferclose]

Win an election😂😂😂wouldn’t win a raffle if he was the only person who bought a ticket.