Grant Shapps hits out at submarine’s new name - Grant Shapps said ‘woke nonsense’ is being put ahead of tradition ...

HMS Agincourt has been renamed Achilles amid reports the defence ministry did not want to offend France.

Grant Shapps, a former Conservative member of the U.K.’s Parliament and defense secretary, called a recent submarine name ...

The name was changed to HMS Achilles reportedly over concerns that the original may have offended the French.

A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said.

Defence Secretary John Healey is seeking the King's approval to rename HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, in a move that has ...