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Former UK Defence Secretary Sir John Nott, who served during the Falklands War, has passed away at 92. Sir John offered twice to resign after the Argentine invasion of the islands but was persuaded by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to stay on until the end of the war. He served as a Lieutenant in the Gurkha Rifles and also represented the Cornish constituency of St Ives in parliament. Sir John is remembered for walking out of a live TV interview with broadcaster Sir Robin Day when he was pressed over defence cuts and referred to as a “here today, gone tomorrow politician”.
After stepping down from his role as Defence Secretary, he returned to his former career in banking. In 1999, then-Conservative Party leader William Hague appointed Sir John to head a commission opposing the UK’s adoption of the euro. During the Brexit referendum in 2016, Sir John quit the Conservative Party due to his disappointment with then-Prime Minister David Cameron’s campaigning style.
Sir John is survived by his wife and three children, including author Sasha Swire. Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel paid tribute to Sir John, describing him as an “inspiring defence secretary and politician who stood up, alongside Margaret Thatcher, to aggression.
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