The Prime Minister is expected to give the same £13.5billion settlement which led to John Healey's resignation last week to the new defence secretary Dan Jarvis.

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.

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

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he's taken "hard edged decisions" to raise defence spending - after two ministers resigned on Thursday in a row over military funding.

The former Parachute Regiment officer, who has been security minister since the 2024 general election , was appointed after John Healey dramatically quit on Thursday.

Lisa Nandy admitted discussions are happening 'in real time' on how to increase the funding package offered to John Healey - which sparked his resignation last week.

Starmer ‘can’t sack him or let him resign’, says ally of Dan Jarvis after predecessor’s resignation

The Prime Minister is expected to give the same £13.5billion settlement which led to John Healey's resignation last week to the new defence secretary Dan Jarvis.

The offer made by Sir Keir Starmer to increase defence spending by £13.5billion over the next four years would have left the MoD without enough money for its existing equipment…

Air chief marshal Sir Richard Knighton, chief of the defence staff, warned that operations will have to be ‘dialled back’ unless new money is found

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJohn Healey, the former defence secretary,…