John Healey

The Defence Secretary announced plans to replace destroyers with smaller, cheaper warships.

He quit as Shadow Defence Secretary, further complicating Labour's defence policy before a crucial by-election.

Healey resigned as Defence Secretary, warning that Starmer's spending plans would reduce military readiness and increase risk to national security at a time of rising threats.

Britain's Defence Secretary resigned Thursday, publicly accusing Prime Minister Starmer and the Treasury of underfunding the armed forces and making the UK less safe.

The UK Defence Secretary resigned, criticising Keir Starmer for failing to commit adequate resources to national defence amid rising security threats.

Healey resigned as defence secretary on Thursday, accusing Keir Starmer of putting UK security at risk and triggering the most serious internal crisis of Starmer's premiership.