Minister accuses Starmer of being ‘unable to commit the resources to defend the country at this time of rising threats’
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The defence secretary, John Healey, has resigned over the government’s defence spending plans.
The long-awaited defence investment plan was expected to be published imminently, but in a letter to the prime minister, Keir Starmer, Healey said it fell “well short of what is required for defence and the country at this dangerous time”.
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