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Armed forces minister quits after Healey exit as defence funding row deepens
Key takeaways
- Al Carns resigned on Thursday evening, writing to Sir Keir to tell him the government's defence investment plan (DIP) was "neither transformative enough nor sufficiently funded".
- It came after Healey resigned in a scathing letter that said the level of military spending proposed by Sir Keir "falls well short" of what's needed to protect the country.
- Dan Jarvis, the security minister and a former British Army officer, was appointed to replace Healey in the cabinet role on Thursday evening.
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Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Media Al Carns said the government's defence plans aren't "sufficiently funded"The armed forces minister has followed former Defence Secretary John Healey in quitting the government in a dispute with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over funding for the military.
Al Carns resigned on Thursday evening, writing to Sir Keir to tell him the government's defence investment plan (DIP) was "neither transformative enough nor sufficiently funded".
It came after Healey resigned in a scathing letter that said the level of military spending proposed by Sir Keir "falls well short" of what's needed to protect the country.
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