Poor Sir Keir Starmer simply cannot catch a break. Last week, what remained of his authority suffered another hammer blow after John Healey quit as Defence Secretary. He was quickly followed out of the door by the colonel-turned-Labour defence minister Al Carns. One Luke Pollard, the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, however, stayed on.

The Prime Minister has revealed his replacement for armed forces minister after suffering a massive blow to his leadership

The defence minister's resignation reveals the complete collapse of Keir Starmer's authority,

Poor Sir Keir Starmer simply cannot catch a break. Last week, what remained of his authority suffered another hammer blow after John Healey quit as Defence Secretary. He was…