Defence Secretary John Healey resigns over military funding gap

John Healey resigned from the Cabinet on 16 June, telling Prime Minister Keir Starmer the government's defence plan cannot meet Britain's security needs. The resignation—the highest-ranking ministerial departure over defence spending in years—follows military warnings of a £28 billion shortfall over four years. Healey framed the dispute as a strategic risk: Britain's enemies "don't follow timetables set by the Treasury."