Outgoing Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he has not thought about his legacy ahead of the publication of a paper that will set out the armed forces' future.Mr Wallace, who has been Defence Secretary since 2019, said on Saturday he will stand down as an MP at the next general election.He told the Sunday Times his departure is due to the strain the job has put on his family life.On Tuesday, the long-awaited defence command paper will be published. It will set out how the UK will invest an addit

Outgoing Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said he has not thought about his legacy ahead of the publication of a paper that will set out the armed forces' future.Mr Wallace, who has been Defence Secretary since 2019, said on Saturday he will stand down as an MP at the next general election.He told the Sunday Times his departure is due to the strain the job has put on his family life.On Tuesday, the long-awaited defence command paper will be published. It will set out how the UK will invest an additional £2.5 billion in stockpiles and a global response force.A further £400 million will be spent on modernising personnel accommodation.The report will also outline how investment in science and technology will be prioritised as part of an effort to modernise the armed forces.Despite its publication being one of his last major actions as Defence Secretary, Mr Wallace said he does not think of it as his legacy - but as fulfilling a debt he owed to servicemen and women.