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U.K. defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn’t willing to spend enough on the military

U.K. defense secretary resigns, saying the government isn’t willing to spend enough on the military

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LONDON — U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey unexpectedly quit on Thursday, saying the government is unwilling to spend enough on the military at a time of “rising threats.” The resignation dealt another blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is already facing demands from Labour colleagues to step down. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Healey told Starmer in a letter that the government’s Defense Investment Plan falls “well short of what is required at this dangerous time.” Publication of the plan has been delayed amid reports of disagreement between the Defense Ministry and the Treasury. Healey was followed out the door several hours later by Al Carns, a decorated war veteran who served as a prominent junior minister in the defense ministry. He said he could not defend “a level of investment I know to be inadequate to the task.” Carns has been suggested as a possible contender in the anticipated contest to challenge Starmer’s leadership. Starmer said in a letter to Healey that …

Politics Home Article | Armed Forces Minister Resigns Over Defence Spending

Politics Home Article | Armed Forces Minister Resigns Over Defence Spending

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Armed Forces Minister Al Carns has resigned over the government’s plans on defence spending. (Alamy) 3 min read2 hr Armed Forces Minister Al Carns has resigned over the government’s plans on defence spending and its Northern Ireland Legacy Bill, claiming “the deal this country makes with the people who serve it” is “broken”. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the former marine said the proposed Defence Investment Plan (DIP) was not good enough, stating it “is neither transformative enough nor sufficiently funded”, adding that “a serious country funds its defence to meet the threat it actually faces, not the threat it wishes it faced”.  “I have sat in the rooms, seen the assessments, and spoken to the commanders who will be asked to do more with less, and I cannot in good conscience stand at the dispatch box and defend a level of investment I know to be inadequate to the task,” wrote Carns. Carns was also critical of the Northern Ireland Legacy Bill, describing it as “unfit for purpose” …

Keir Starmer hit with fresh hammerblow as Al Carns resigns | Politics | News

Keir Starmer hit with fresh hammerblow as Al Carns resigns | Politics | News

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Sir Keir Starmer’s government has been thrown into fresh chaos after another defence minister stepped down. He wrote to Sir Keir saying it had been “the privilege of my life to serve this country, first in uniform and then in government.” But he tore into the Government’s position on defence funding, warning that we face “a more unstable and dangerous world than at any point in recent decades”. In damning remarks he said that Labour’s plans for investment in defence are “not built for the threat we face” and “neither transformative enough nor sufficiently funded”. He slammed the government for “asking our Armed Forces to operate in a more dangerous world on a budget written for a calmer one”. Just moments before his resignation he had sat down for an interview with Sky News where he hinted at stepping down should he be unable to “do right” by the Armed Forces. His resignation followed another by Labour MP Pamela Nash, who had resigned from her post as a parliamentary assistant to John Healey, following his …

Politics Home Article | John Healey Resigns As Defence Secretary Over Military Spending Plans

Politics Home Article | John Healey Resigns As Defence Secretary Over Military Spending Plans

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(Alamy) 3 min read1 hr John Healey has resigned as defence secretary warning that Keir Starmer’s military spending plans fall way short. Healey announced his resignation on Thursday, saying he had been “left with no other option” but to quit having been presented with details of how much additional money the government was planning to spend on defence. He singled out the Treasury for criticism, saying it was “unwilling” to “commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats”. Following Healey’s resignation, Times Radio also reported that defence minister Al Carns has said the DIP is “not fit for purpose” and Starmer has “got to sort this out”. Healey is considered a Starmer loyalist and his resignation will be seen as a major blow to the Prime Minister. His letter said that Starmer had been “unable” to commit the necessary funding, raising fresh questions about his authority. The PM is fighting to stay in power amid the prospect of leadership challenges from Andy Bunham and Wes Streeting. The government is expected to …

Defence Secretary John Healey Resigns After Spending Bust-Up With Keir Starmer

Defence Secretary John Healey Resigns After Spending Bust-Up With Keir Starmer

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Keir Starmer and John Healey last year. Defence secretary John Healey has resigned following a bust-up with Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves over spending on Britain’s armed forces. In a blistering letter to the prime minister, he said he had been left with “no other option” after disagreement over the government’s long-delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP). As well as Starmer, he also accused the chancellor of blocking his pleas for more money for the Ministry of Defence. He revealed that No.10 and the Treasury wanted to increase defence spending from 2.6% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year to just 2.68% in 2030 – well short of the 3% Healey wanted. It is understood that worked out at an extra £13.5 billion – less than half of the £28bn Healey had been asking for. Healey said: “This new era for defence required further investment through the Defence Investment Plan. “The excellent and extensive cross-government work that completed in January – overseen by you, me and the chancellor – confirmed the scale of the challenge and the …

Richard Tice furiously demands Keir Starmer resigns at PMQs | Politics | News

Richard Tice furiously demands Keir Starmer resigns at PMQs | Politics | News

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Richard Tice called on Sir Keir Starmer to resign in a furious attack at PMQs.The Reform UK deputy leader ripped into the Prime Minister over a series of issues, including the small boats crisis and the Mandelson scandal, during a midday Commons session. But Sir Keir hit back, accusing Reform of trying to “whip up fear and division”. Mr Tice said: “We all condemn, of course, the appalling violence in Belfast last night after the horrific attack on Monday. “But this Prime Minister is in denial of the rising despair across the country over his failure to stop the boats and related criminality. “His failure to recognise two-tier policing, his failures over Mandelson, his failures over the scourge of antisemitism. “He’s lost the confidence of the country, his own trade union members and his own very quiet backbenchers. “When will he do the right thing, and when will this Prime Minister resign?” The Prime Minister replied: “Last week we had the terrible case of Henry Nowak, which they sought to exploit. “Now we have a …

Trump’s intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns

Trump’s intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns

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WASHINGTON: US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation on Friday (May 22), ending the tenure of a controversial pick who appeared to be at odds with US President Donald Trump over the Iran war. Gabbard, 45, said she was quitting as Director of National Intelligence to care for her husband, Abraham Williams, after he was recently diagnosed with an “extremely rare form of bone cancer.” “He faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months,” Gabbard said in a letter to Trump that she posted on X. “At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle.” Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman, married her Hawaii-based cinematographer husband in a Hindu ceremony. They met while shooting campaign advertisements, and he proposed to her while surfing at sunset. Trump hailed Gabbard, whose job involved coordinating information from the sprawling network of 18 US intelligence agencies for the president’s daily briefing. “Tulsi has done an incredible job, and we will miss her,” Trump said on …

Trump intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns

Trump intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns

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Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term. In her resignation letter, which she posted on social media, Gabbard said she told Trump she would leave office on June 30. She said her husband had recently been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and “faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months.” “At this time, I must step away from public service to be by his side and fully support him through this battle,” she wrote in the letter, which was earlier reported by Fox News. To display this content from X (Twitter), you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices Trump, in his own social media post announcing her resignation, said “Tulsi has done an incredible job, and we will miss her.” He said her principal deputy, Aaron Lukas, will serve as acting director of national intelligence. During Trump’s …

Trump’s national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard resigns

Trump’s national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard resigns

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard resigned from her cabinet position Friday to support her husband as he fights an “extremely rare form of bone cancer.” Her last day is expected to be June 30. In her resignation letter, first obtained by Fox News, Gabbard wrote to President Donald Trump that she is “deeply grateful for the trust you placed in me and for the opportunity to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the last year and a half.” Gabbard had been under the ire of lawmakers in recent months, stemming from her defense of Trump’s war with Israel against Iran and her presence during a January FBI raid on an election center in Georgia. The high-profile firing comes in the wake of other departures in the Trump administration, including Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was shuffled over to Trump’s Shield of the Americas initiative. Trump’s Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer also resigned amid a misconduct probe. For a while, it seemed that Gabbard would be fired, …

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence

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