Outgoing British defence minister says ministerial reshuffle will be soon

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Britain's outgoing defence minister Ben Wallace on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will reshuffle his top ministerial team soon, possibly as soon as this week.

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19 Jul 2023

LONDON (Reuters) — Britain's outgoing defence minister Ben Wallace on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will reshuffle his top ministerial team soon, possibly as soon as this week.

Sunak is widely speculated to be planning a cabinet reshuffle as he struggles to meet his goals of halving inflation this year and getting the economy growing ahead of a national election expected next year.

Wallace said at the weekend that he would leave government when the next reshuffle happens, and step down as a lawmaker at the next election.

«There's a rumour there's a reshuffle tomorrow or the day after,» Wallace said at an event in London, adding that he had heard different things on the timing from people in government.

«But it's going to happen, right? I mean, it's going to happen either this week or the first week of September. And that's just the way it is.»

Wallace's