Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has backed Theresa May to be the next head of NATO as he described her as an 'excellent candidate'. The current secretary general of the military alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, is due to step down next year. The race to succeed him is still in its early stages but Mr Wallace has given his support to the former UK prime minister. The process to choose the NATO chief is famously opaque, with one former official saying it is 'all done by chat and whispers'. A former senior Nato official told the newspaper the appointment of the next secretary general of the alliance will 'hinge' on the US.

Source: Daily Mail June 13, 2021 07:24 UTC