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Healey resigns as defence secretary amid military spending row
Key takeaways
- Richard Wheeler Political reporter Reuters John Healey has resigned as defence secretary amid a battle within government over funding for a long-delayed military spending plan.
- In a letter to the prime minister, Healey said a settlement for the defence investment plan (DIP) "falls well short of what is required for defence and the country at this dangerous time".
- Healey also said Sir Keir Starmer had been "unable" and the Treasury "unwilling" to "commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats".
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Richard Wheeler Political reporter Reuters John Healey has resigned as defence secretary amid a battle within government over funding for a long-delayed military spending plan.
In a letter to the prime minister, Healey said a settlement for the defence investment plan (DIP) "falls well short of what is required for defence and the country at this dangerous time".
Healey also said Sir Keir Starmer had been "unable" and the Treasury "unwilling" to "commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats".
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