Wallace who recently criticised UKriaine for not being grateful enough to Western nations supplying it with weapons, also said he would step down from his ministerial position and leave the cabinet when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak carries out his next reshuffle. Whilst there is no date set for the next general election, it will occur within the next 18 months and the next cabinet reshuffled was expected to take place at the end of August or the start of September.