Grant Shapps has been banned from standing again for the Conservatives

Conservative leader Kimi Baden has told the BBC she will lead a “new party full of new people” – later He appeared in the audience, External Former cabinet minister and Tory party chairman Sir Grant Shapps has been rejected as the Conservative Party’s parliamentary candidate.

Sir Grant, who declined to comment, has served in nine ministerial roles in government as well as leading the party.

He has served in the Cabinet as Home Secretary, Defense Secretary, Transport Secretary, Commerce Secretary, Energy Secretary and Net Zero Secretary.

He also a Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Housing Development and Minister of International Development, External.

In the year In 2024, he lost the seat of Welwyn Hatfield to Labour’s Andrew Lewin by 3,799 votes, having represented it since 2005.

But his application to run for the Conservatives at the next general election was rejected.

A party source told the BBC: “This reflects badly on Kim’s character. North Korea’s cleanup does not work in British politics.”

Badenoch told reporters in central London: “We don’t treat our former MPs or candidates as tittle-tattle for Westminster rumours.

I mean, we will announce the candidates soon and you will see that this party is very different from those who were removed from the government in 2024.