Sir Keir Starmer’s chances of seeing off a leadership challenge are in serious doubt after defence secretary John Healey and armed forces minister Al Carns both resigned, accusing the prime minister of being “unwilling to commit the resources” needed to keep Britain safe.
In a scathing letter laying out the sorry state of UK defences, Mr Healey said funding for the long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP) “falls well short of what is required”, with extra support not coming until after 2030 even though the “imperative to speed up readiness to fight is in the first two years”.
