Former defence secretary John Healey has lashed out at Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves in a withering resignation speech, accusing the prime minister of allowing the Treasury to determine Britain’s defence policy based on cost-saving measures.
Addressing the Commons for the first time since his shock resignation last Thursday, Mr Healey said the government had failed to outline a path to reaching 3 per cent of GDP on defence and warned that “our adversaries do not follow timetables set by the Treasury”.
