Defence Secretary John Healey resigns over insufficient military funding
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Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned, citing that the government's Defence Investment Plan does not provide the military with the resources it needs. In his resignation letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Healey expresses regret and reluctance, stating that the investment plan fails to meet the funding requirements for a new era in defence. The resignation follows cross-government work completed in January that confirmed the scale of the funding challenge.
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The excellent and extensive cross-government work that completed in January-overseen by you, me and the Chancellor - confirmed the scale of the challenge
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