Healey quits as Defence Secretary over funding row

John Healey has resigned as Secretary of State for Defence, telling the Prime Minister that the financial settlement behind the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan falls well short of what the country needs and would force him into decisions that reduce the readiness of British forces, in a letter published on Thursday. Healey, who had served […]

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June 11, 2026
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