UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace - in pictures

  • UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, centre, at Manchester airport in December meeting members of the military covering for striking Border Force officers. AP
    UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, centre, at Manchester airport in December meeting members of the military covering for striking Border Force officers. AP
  • Mr Wallace gives interviews after viewing Ukrainian troops performing exercises at a military centre in south-east England, in November. Getty Images
    Mr Wallace gives interviews after viewing Ukrainian troops performing exercises at a military centre in south-east England, in November. Getty Images
  • Mr Wallace watches Ukrainian soldiers take part in a military exercise in the north of England in November. Getty Images
    Mr Wallace watches Ukrainian soldiers take part in a military exercise in the north of England in November. Getty Images
  • Mr Wallace sells poppies to members of the media as he leaves a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street in November. Getty Images
    Mr Wallace sells poppies to members of the media as he leaves a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street in November. Getty Images
  • Mr Wallace speaks at the annual Conservative Party conference in October. Getty Images
    Mr Wallace speaks at the annual Conservative Party conference in October. Getty Images
  • Mr Wallace and former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng arrive for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in September. PA
    Mr Wallace and former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng arrive for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in September. PA
  • Then Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss and Mr Wallace visit an engineering company in Huddersfield ahead of a hustings event in August. Getty Images
    Then Conservative leadership hopeful Liz Truss and Mr Wallace visit an engineering company in Huddersfield ahead of a hustings event in August. Getty Images
  • Mr Wallace speaking to new recruits to the Ukrainian army being trained by UK armed forces personnel in Manchester, in July. PA
    Mr Wallace speaking to new recruits to the Ukrainian army being trained by UK armed forces personnel in Manchester, in July. PA
  • Mr Wallace and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting in Kyiv, in June. Reuters
    Mr Wallace and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting in Kyiv, in June. Reuters
  • US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, with Mr Wallace during an honour cordon ceremony at the Pentagon in May. AP
    US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, with Mr Wallace during an honour cordon ceremony at the Pentagon in May. AP
  • Former prime minister Boris Johnson and Mr Wallace onboard HMS Dauntless in Merseyside, in March. PA
    Former prime minister Boris Johnson and Mr Wallace onboard HMS Dauntless in Merseyside, in March. PA
  • Mr Wallace hosting a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force Defence Ministers at Belvoir Castle in February. AFP
    Mr Wallace hosting a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force Defence Ministers at Belvoir Castle in February. AFP
  • Mr Wallace and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu shake hands during their February meeting in Moscow. EPA
    Mr Wallace and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu shake hands during their February meeting in Moscow. EPA