Armed forces minister quits after Healey exit as defence funding row deepens

Al Carns says the military isn't "sufficiently funded", as Dan Jarvis becomes the new defence secretary.

Keir Starmer weakened by John Healey’s scathing resignation

Defence secretary’s exit may turn out to be the first of many in the coming weeks

UK defense minister resigns as Keir Starmer fails to define military investment plan

John Healey criticizes the Labour prime minister for not having been 'able to commit the resources the nation needs to defend itself in the face of rising threats.'

Australia news live: Richard Marles left adrift as UK counterpart quits hours before scheduled visit to naval yard

Australia’s defence minister had been due to visit a naval base in Portsmouth with British defence secretary John Healey. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action. We kick off with news from the UK, where our deputy PM and defence minister, Richard Marles, was visiting for a ministerial summit but ha...

By Martin Farrer

Starmer in 'seismic' crisis, UK defense chief quits before high-stakes Trump NATO summit

U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigned over a Cabinet dispute with PM Starmer on military spending weeks before the NATO summit in Ankara.

British defence minister quits Keir Starmer's government, levelling scathing critique of his policies

British Defence Minister John Healey quit on Thursday over a months-long dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to commit the resources that are needed to keep the country ‌safe from mounting threats.

John Healey: The ‘loyal Labour man’ with a 30-year parliamentary history

The softly spoken Yorkshireman has held ministerial roles across housing, local government, and the Treasury

By Sophie Wingate

British Indian Tory peer Rami Ranger takes UK PM Starmer to court over CBE revocation

Tom Hickman KC, representing Ranger, said that in revoking the CBE, the PM relied on allegations that were never put to Ranger. In addition “personal disputes” were used, even though that goes against the committee’s guidelines and the decision was taken without waiting for the outcome of a libel claim made by Sikhs for Justice. He also said it was contrary to Ranger’s Article 10 ECHR freedom of expression rights. He pointed out that forfeiture has “serious reputational consequences”.

By NAOMI CANTON

Why John Healey had to resign

Institutional inertia meant Healey's defence reforms fell flat

By Edward Stringer

UK defence chief John Healey quits with attack on Keir Starmer over spending

Resignation from Labour stalwart rocks administration already under pressure

By Ellen Milligan and Joe Mayes

UK PM under serious pressure as defence ministers resign in anger

John Healy exited Keir Starmer's government hours before a press conference with Defence Minister Richard Marles.

UK defence minister quits with stinging rebuke of PM Starmer

Healey resigns following difference over govt's Defence Investment Plan

By AFP

Starmer picks ex-army officer Dan Jarvis as new UK defence minister

Jarvis was a junior minister for security within the Home Office in embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government. The post Starmer picks ex-army officer Dan Jarvis as new UK defence minister appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah