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Defence secretary quits with ‘blistering’ swipe at Starmer - The Latest

The Guardian 2026/06/11 21:07

John Healey has resigned as defence secretary over the government’s military spending plans, in another significant blow for Keir Starmer.

In a scathing letter to the prime minister, Healey said the long-awaited defence investment plan “falls well short of what is required for defence” and that he would have had to take decisions that “could make Britain less safe”.

Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Guardian’s policy editor, Kiran Stacey

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