After being parachuted into the top role, former airborne officer Dan Jarvis kept a low profile on his first day replacing John Healey, who quit on Thursday with a blast at defence spending plans.

Dan Jarvis, a former army officer and the Labour MP for Barnsley North, has since taken over as defence secretary. #EuropeNews

Security Minister Dan Jarvis was handed the top Cabinet post nearly nine hours after John Healey quit with a withering takedown of the Government's defence spending plans

John Healey quit over defence spending concerns

Dan Jarvis faces claims UK is not prepared for war