{"id":101806,"date":"2023-09-06T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/shapps-defends-appointment-as-defence-sec-despite-not-knowing-how-many-army-ranks-there-are\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:00:26","slug":"shapps-defends-appointment-as-defence-sec-despite-not-knowing-how-many-army-ranks-there-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/shapps-defends-appointment-as-defence-sec-despite-not-knowing-how-many-army-ranks-there-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Shapps defends appointment as defence sec despite not knowing how many army ranks there are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xdyJqu1pBIQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Shapps defends appointment as defence sec despite not knowing how many army ranks there are\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xdyJqu1pBIQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Grant Shapps&#8217; appointment prompted questions about how suited he was for the role, given he does not have a military background &#8211; as Mr Wallace had.<\/p>\n<p>Pressed by Kay Burley, Mr Shapps was unable to say how many ranks there are in the army (Kay later tells him there are 12).<\/p>\n<p>But he defended his appointment, saying he would do it his way: &quot;What the Ministry of Defence needs is the highly experienced cabinet ministers who can run a complex infrastructure orientated department. <\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-chancellor-jeremy-hunt-to-face-questions-on-the-economy-as-mps-prepare-to-return-to-parliament-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#politics #defence #uknews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grant Shapps&#8217; appointment prompted questions about how suited he was for the role, given he does not have a military background &#8211; as Mr Wallace had. 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