The former Defence Secretary had been considered the most loyal of Starmerites, a long-time friend of Sir Keir and a most unlikely of political assassins.

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.