Ben Wallace to Leave Government in Next Cabinet Reshuffle

Britain’s Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace attends the weekly Cabinet meeting at Downing Street, in London, on May 2, 2023. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Ben Wallace has confirmed that he will resign as defence secretary in the next Cabinet reshuffle.

The Conservative MP will also stand down in the next general election, but doesn’t plan to trigger a by-election by resigning “prematurely,” he told The Times of London.