Starmer shows no will to pursue the main options for rising commitments: spending cuts, tax rises or borrowing

Rachel Reeves gave the grim signal as frantic wrangling continues in Whitehall over how to pay for bolstering the country's military.

Starmer refused to confirm the publication date for a 10-year blueprint on defence spending as he also dodged questions on cuts and taxes.

Defence Secretary John Healey has issued a pointed message to the Prime Minister over funding for the military as Cabinet wrangling continued over the Defence Investment Plan.…

Prime Minister Keir Starmer failed to rule out tax hikes to fund the Government’s long-delayed defence investment plan - but economic experts warn there are bigger problems to come

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…

He says Keir Starmer ‘unable’ and UK treasury ‘unwilling’ to provide essential budget

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

John Healey dramatically quit as defence secretary on Thursday, saying he had received a financial settlement which ‘falls well short of what is required’

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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…

Funding is urgently needed to ensure we have the weaponry and equipment needed for war. John Healey is right

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

Keir Starmer has insisted he will deliver 'an unprecedented increase in defence spending' after John Healey dramatically quit as Defence Secretary - read the PM's letter in full

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LONDON, June 12 — British Defence Secretary John Healey quit yesterday, accusing beleaguered Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the finance ministry of failing to commit enough...

Sir Keir Starmer is clinging on to his premiership as defence ministers quit the government over a lack of funding for security.

Keir Starmer is hunkered in No10 as he reels from the resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey - who accused the PM and Rachel Reeves of failing to keep the country safe.

Starmer must hope this will insulate his new defence secretary and the rest of government from the criticism of retired service personnel.

Starmer shows no will to pursue the main options for rising commitments: spending cuts, tax rises or borrowing

The intervention will pile further pressure on the prime minister after two ministers dramatically resigned over armed forces spending, claiming Sir Keir was failing to keep…