Keir Starmer Insists Government Is Spending Enough On Defence After John Healey Quits

The former defence secretary said the PM and chancellor were "unwilling" to give the armed forces more cash.

Keir Starmer has hit back at John Healey by insisting the government’s spending plans will provide enough cash for the UK’s armed forces.

The prime minister said he was “sorry” that Healey had resigned as defence secretary and rejected his reasons for doing so.

Healey stunned Westminster on Thursday morning by unexpectedly announcing he was quitting the cabinet in protest at the amount of money No.10 and the Treasury were making available in the long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP).

In a blistering letter to the prime minister, he said he had been left with “no other........

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