Cousin of prospective health secretary shares disturbing tale involving blender for his Senate confirmation hearing<\/p>\n
\u201cTrying not to upset the French\u201d could be a chapter in a Debrett\u2019s guide to etiquette and manners, one that may have been taken to heart by the government this week with its decision to change the name of a new submarine. The Astute-class attack vessel is still being built, but on Sunday night, the Royal Navy announced that what was to become HMS Agincourt would, instead, be given the more Franco-friendly name of HMS Achilles. Up pops Grant Shapps, the former Conservative defence secretary, to dust off his opportunism and accuse the navy of bending to Labourite \u201cwoke nonsense\u201d. It\u2019s just like riding a bike!<\/p>\n
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