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Chris Mason: What John Healey's resignation means
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- Chris Mason Political editor Afp or licensors Two words leap out of John Healey's resignation letter and they amount to a devastating – and recurring – critique of Sir Keir Starmer's government.
- The two words are "unwilling" and "unable".
- "You have been unable and the Treasury has been unwilling to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country," he writes.
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Chris Mason Political editor Afp or licensors Two words leap out of John Healey's resignation letter and they amount to a devastating – and recurring – critique of Sir Keir Starmer's government.
The two words are "unwilling" and "unable".
"You have been unable and the Treasury has been unwilling to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country," he writes.
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