For months a debate has been raging about whether Sir Keir has the authority and courage to face down his party and produce the resources needed to boost Britain's defences. Now that debate has ended.

The United Kingdom's Defence Secretary, John Healey, has resigned from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government, accusing the administration and the Treasury of failing to commit…

John Healey announced he was leaving Cabinet with a brutal parting shot at Keir Starmer after months of bitter wrangling over the Defence Investment Plan.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer suffered a fresh blow on Thursday after Secretary of Defense John Healey resigned over a budget dispute, saying the government is not willing to…

It’s the latest blow for Britain’s embattled leader, who Healey accused of being unwilling to fund the country’s armed forces.

Healey accused the prime minister of failing to commit the resources needed to protect the country from rising threats.

On Thursday, Nato defence ministers are due to meet in Brussels ahead of the main leaders’ summit in Turkey on 7 July.

PM ‘unwilling to commit the resources that the nation needs’ for defence, says Healey, as he also takes aim at Rachel Reeves

Political editor David Maddox highlights how John Healey’s resignation goes well beyond a row over defence spending

LONDON, June 11 — British defence minister John Healey quit on Thursday in a dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmerof failing to commit the...

For months a debate has been raging about whether Sir Keir has the authority and courage to face down his party and produce the resources needed to boost Britain's defences. Now…

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer suffered a fresh blow on Thursday after Secretary of Defense John Healey resigned after a disagreement with the prime minister about…

His announcement is a fresh blow to Starmer and comes at a politically charged moment for the embattled Labour leader, a week before a by-election which could prompt a bid to…

Altro duro colpo per Keir Starmer: si è dimesso anche il ministro della Difesa John Healey, considerato un fedelissimo del premier.

John Healey's resignation letter is devastating, lobbing a grenade at the Prime Minister by claiming he is putting the safety of the armed forces and the nation in jeopardy

John Healey’s resignation piles more pressure on the prime minister, with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch saying it showed Sir Keir’s premiership is ‘falling apart’

British Defence Secretary John Healey sensationally quit on Thursday, accusing beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the finance ministry of failing to commit enough money…

John Healey says prime minister has failed to commit the resources needed for defence

The defence secretary’s departure was the wrong resignation at the worst possible time for the prime minister

John Healey believes the Prime Minister and Chancellor are jeopardising national security