Defence secretary quits with ‘blistering’ swipe at Starmer - The Latest

国防部长辞职,对斯塔默进行“猛烈”抨击——最新消息

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2026-06-12

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John Healey has resigned as defence secretary over the government’s military spending plans, in another significant blow for Keir Starmer. In a scathing letter to the prime minister, Healey said the long-awaited defence investment plan “falls well short of what is required for defence” and that he would have had to take decisions that “could make Britain less safe”. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Guardian’s policy editor, Kiran Stacey Healey quits in row with Starmer over military spending. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • The fact of the resignation is one thing, but the actual wording of the statement is so blistering.

  • He said, you are not as committed to defense as you claim, and you're actually putting our security at risk.

  • Not only is he saying that Keir Starmer's not willing to do it, but he's unable to overrule his chancellor.

  • So he's saying he's also weak.

  • All of these things play into all of the doubts that Keir Starmer's critics have about him.

  • From the Guardians today in focus, this is the latest with me, Noshi Nikbar.

  • Karen Stacey, you're the Guardian's policy editor and I don't want to make too many assumptions about our audience,

  • but I think when a lot of people see the headline, John Healy Resigns, they might then think, who?

  • But this is a very big deal.

  • Why?