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Keir Starmer hit with fresh hammerblow as Al Carns resigns
Another minister has resigned from the defence ministry.
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The Guardian Politics11 Jun 2026
UK defence funding crisis has been a long time coming
John Healey’s complaint is that Starmer sat on this problem for months before making a derisory offer UK politics live – latest updates John Healey’s resignation as defence secretary on Thursday was a long time brewing, though in the end the denouement was swift. It leaves an already weak Keir Starmer without a defence strategy less than a month before a Nato summit and an unresolved row about spending as Donald Trump threatens to restart the bombing of Iran. On Monday, No 10 finally told Heal
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Express Politics11 Jun 2026
Scrapping stamp duty 'could deliver 200,000 new homes in five years'
Scrapping stamp duty could boost housebuilding by 25% and deliver nearly 200,000 new homes over five years, new analysis ahead of a Mel Stride speech claims.
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Express Politics11 Jun 2026
Britain's beloved bookshops face crippling rate hikes that could double by 2030
Britain's bookshops face crippling business rate hikes that could double within years, forcing some to sell over 1,000 extra books just to cover costs.
Express Politics11 Jun 2026
Keir Starmer breaks silence on defence secretary John Healey's bombshell resignation
The Prime Minister has finally broken his silence, hours after his defence secretary handed in his notice.
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Express Politics11 Jun 2026
Resignation watch: The one senior Labour minister 'very unhappy' who could quit next
Keir Starmer's government has been plunged into further chaos as reports emerge a senior Cabinet minister is on resignation watch and could quit imminently.
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Express Politics11 Jun 2026
Free school uniforms and special menus - 'why Belfast was so angry before riots'
EXCLUSIVE: Locals have told the Express that tension has been simmering as a result of decisions made by politicians.
The Guardian Politics11 Jun 2026
The UK defence minister's shock resignation is a warning for all of Europe | Paul Taylor
John Healey is right about the risk of wars. But it has become politically treacherous for Nato leaders to borrow for defence Since the historic Nato summit in The Hague one year ago this month, European leaders have pledged massive increases in defence spending in the face of increasingly acute threats of Russian aggression. Yet the reality is that key west European governments – especially the UK, France and Italy – are not putting their money where their mouth is for fear of undermining lende
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The Guardian Politics11 Jun 2026
Burnham’s momentum builds in Makerfield as byelection nears
Hundreds of Labour activists and MPs have ‘made the pilgrimage’ to the seat, where they are pounding the streets For a few short weeks, the centre of political gravity in Britain has shifted from the Palace of Westminster to the bar of a former Labour club in Wigan. In London, even as Keir Starmer insists he will fight to stay in No 10, the walls seem to be crumbling around him, especially with Thursday’s resignation of the defence secretary, John Healey. Continue reading...
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The Guardian Politics11 Jun 2026
Global wars, a depleted military and stubborn Labour MPs: Healey exposes Starmer’s perfect storm
There is no narrative to convince the British public that difficult economic decisions on defence will be worth it UK politics live – latest updates As Labour MPs set out the case for change in the tea rooms and bars of Westminster, there is usually one caveat. They believed the prime minister was an asset when it came to national security and had performed beyond expectations on the world stage. Now that reputation too lies in tatters, after the resignation of John Healey with one of the most
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The Guardian Politics11 Jun 2026
John Healey quitting defence puts a time bomb under No 10. He is a loyalist: this is no ordinary departure
He served through the eras of Blair, Brown, Miliband and Corbyn in a party that knows and respects him. It will matter that even his patience has run out John Healey is not a rash man. Slow to anger, calm in a crisis, loyal and yet beneath it all, formidably determined. He stuck at it through the Jeremy Corbyn years, much as he privately despaired of where the party was heading, keeping his thoughts to himself because all he wanted was for Labour to win again. When it did, under Keir Starmer,
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Sky News Politics11 Jun 2026
More resignations for Keir Starmer: Can it get any worse?
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