British Defense Secretary John Healey, pictured leaving 10 Downing Street in London in March, on Thursday resigned from his position after a proposed military budget settlement was half the requested funding, which he said could pose future danger to the United Kingdom. File Photo by David Cliff/EPA
June 11 (UPI) -- U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday after criticizing his government for spending "well short" of what it should on the military.
Healey resigned from the position in a letter addressed to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, which was posted on X, because the country's Defense Investment Plan does not meet requirements and could "reduce the readiness of our forces."
Hours after Healey's resignation, junior defense minister Al Carns also resigned from his post because of his own concerns about the "level of investment I know to be inadequate to the task," NBC News reported.
Starmer said after Healey quit that he is "proud of our record on funding" and that he believes the funding plan that has been agreed to between the Parliament and Defense ministry "will provide the resources our military needs to keep us safe," The BBC reported.
