UpdatedJoe Jackson and Peter HutchisonAFP·11 Jun, 2026 09:02 PM3 mins to readBritish Defence Secretary John Healey (right) has resigned, saying his finance ministry is failing to commit sufficient resources to long-term defence plans. Photo / Oli Scarff, AFPBritain’s defence and armed forces ministers quit in a row over military spending, piling pressure on embattled Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Defence Secretary John Healey resigned, warning that Starmer’s long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (DIP) for funding over the next decade - which the leader has yet to publish -
