Labour MPs should “skip a generation” and install Al Carns as prime minister, supporters of the former defence minister said. But others say he doesn't have enough support.

Armed Forces Minister Al Carns has resigned as defence minister - just hours after John Healey resigned as Defence Secretary.

The Armed Forces minister followed his boss, defence secretary John Healey, out of the door as he said the long-delayed document was 'not built for the threat we face'.