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Defence Secretary Grant Shapps: A woke and extremist culture has infiltrated the Army

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Grant Shapps said a woke’ and extremist culture’ had infiltrated the Army .

Defence Secretary held crisis talks with military chiefs over plans to relax security checks.

He said it was inconceivable’ that he would allow standards for clearance to be relaxed.

Mr Shapps is launching an official review into ethnicity, diversity and inclusivity policies.

The MoD has 93 diversity networks for personnel to discuss race, gender and mental health.

The Home Office has 19 formal staff networks and the Ministry of Justice has 18 .

In January , The Telegraph revealed that the Royal Navy is redeploying marines and sailors to become diversity and inclusion officers.

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