Is the Defence Secretary thinking about quitting?
There is growing speculation that Ben Wallace is considering standing down as Defence Secretary later this year.
The Prime Minister is expected to announce a reshuffle of his Cabinet in the autumn, and it has led to some suggestions Mr Wallace could decide to quit his post.
The Times reported that Mr Wallace, who has played a key role in responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and was a close ally of former prime minister Boris Johnson, is weighing up whether to exit politics entirely.
Sky News is suggesting former defence minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan, security minister Tom Tugendhat and cabinet office minister Jeremy Quinn are among the names being speculated on who could replace him.
The Press Association says it understands Mr Wallace has not yet made a decision.
Mr Wallace's constituency of Wyre and Preston North is also being dissolved in boundary changes at the next general election, meaning if he does stay on, he will need to find a new parliamentary seat.
He is the longest-serving Conservative defence minister and is seen as hugely popular within the military and among Conservative Party colleagues.
Mr Wallace had initially shown interest in becoming the next Nato Secretary General but later ruled himself out of contention to succeed Jens Stoltenberg.
He took over from Penny Mordaunt as Defence Secretary in 2019, his former military career making him well liked with many serving personnel.
Mr Wallace attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned into the British Army's Scots Guards at the age of 20.
During the 1990s, served in Northern Ireland, Germany, Cyprus and Central America and, in 1992, he was mentioned in dispatches.
Having entered politics as a Member of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, he was elected to the UK Houses of Parliament in 2005.
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