“It’s so typical of Ben that he understands it’s a huge responsibility and he wants to make sure he’s ready for it and if he is, he’s going to be a great prime minister.” Mr Heappey said he had worked in Mr Wallace’s team for two-and-a-half years and it was “no coincidence that his team has remained as it is”. “He says it straight,” she said. “There is a dimension that Ben is now known on the world stage as a safe pair of hands. His biggest selling point is that he’s good, honest, decent, hard-working, communicates in a way that the public understands and likes, and is honest about what he does and doesn’t know.” Also believed to be working on Mr Wallace’s campaign are Jeremy Quinn, Defense Procurement Secretary Leo Docherty, Veterans Affairs Secretary Alex Stafford and Suzanne Webb. Those described as Mr Wallace’s “ride or die”, including Mark Lancaster, the former Armed Forces Secretary, Graham Stewart, the Tory MP and David Mundell, the former Scotland Secretary, are also said to be working on the campaign of.
