Armed Forces Minister Al Carns quit after Defence Secretary John Healey resigned over military spending
Britain’s defence and armed forces ministers quit Thursday in a row over military spending, piling pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer who is facing calls to step down.
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 – risked making Britain “less safe.”
In the evening, Al Carns became the second senior figure in defence to quit, resigning as armed forces minister, along with Healey aide Pamela Nash.
The resignations weaken Starmer’s authority at a precarious moment, a week before a by-election that could prompt a bid to replace him.
