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Express Politics11 Jun 2026

Furious John Healey may have just hammered the final nail into Starmer’s No.10 coffin

OPINION: The Prime Minister has lost one of his party's most experienced and loyal politicians - he is right on the ropes.

Conservative Home11 Jun 2026

BREAKING: Healey quits as Defence Secretary with hard truths for Starmer in resignation letter

His loss is a blow to Labour not just Starmer. However I doubt this is the last we see of John Healey in government, for what inevitably must come next: a change at the top.  The post BREAKING: Healey quits as Defence Secretary with hard truths for Starmer in resignation letter appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Badenoch Says She Would Let Farage Into No10 to Stop Left-Wing Government

From Tim Shipman’s interview with the Tory leader, out this morning: “Badenoch says the Tories could win and claims there is a ‘high chance’ she will become prime minister. But asked explicitly whether she would be prepared to put Farage into No. 10 if he fell short of a majority, she made it clear the…

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Express Politics11 Jun 2026

POLL: Is Rachel Reeves the worst UK Chancellor of all time?

The shock resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey reveals that Chancellor Rachel Reeves blocked efforts to give the armed forces the funding they need

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BBC Politics11 Jun 2026

Healey resigns as defence secretary amid military spending row

The cabinet minister says funding for a new defence investment plan "falls well short of what is required".

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BBC Politics11 Jun 2026

Defence Secretary John Healey's resignation letter in full

Healey spells out why he has quit government in a letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

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BBC Politics11 Jun 2026

Defence Secretary John Healey's resignation letter in full

Healey spells out why he has quit government in a letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

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Express Politics11 Jun 2026

John Healey's shock resignation is a knockout blow to Keir Starmer - and Rachel Reeves

ANALYSIS - MARTYN BROWN: How the PM responds today will determine how long he remains in 10 Downing Street.

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The Guardian Politics11 Jun 2026

​John Healey resigns as defence secretary over military spending

Minister accuses Starmer of being ‘unable to commit the resources to defend the country at this time of rising threats’ • UK politics live – latest updates The defence secretary, John Healey, has resigned over the government’s defence spending plans. The long-awaited defence investment plan (DIP) was expected to be published imminently, but in a letter to the prime minister, Keir Starmer, Healey said it fell “well short of what is required for defence and the country at this dangerous time”. Co

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Express Politics11 Jun 2026

John Healey's bombshell resignation letter in full as he quits as Defence Secretary

Read John Healey's explosive resignation letter to the Prime Minister.

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Express Politics11 Jun 2026

John Healey spectacularly quits as Keir Starmer on the brink

John Healey has resigned in a huge blow to the embattled Prime Minister.

Guido Fawkes11 Jun 2026

Defence Secretary John Healey Resigns

John Healey says Starmer and  Reeves planned to raise defence spending by only 0.26% per year after reaching 2.6% in 2027. Just 2.68% of GDP on defence in 2030 would fall well short of the 3% Healey was pushing for. He said: “I am being forced to make decisions that would reduce the readiness of…

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