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Starmer faces leadership crisis after defence ministers resign over investment plan

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Andrew Sparrow

22d ago· 17 min readenNews

Summary

Keir Starmer's leadership is under severe pressure following the surprise resignations of Defence Secretary John Healey and Armed Forces Minister Al Carns over the government's defence investment plan. The resignations have undermined Starmer's previously strong reputation on defence and international security, with many in his party now expecting him to be replaced by Andy Burnham later this year.

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bskyStarmer faces leadership crisis after defence ministers resign over investment plantheguardian.com

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This time yesterday Keir Starmer's leadership was already in peril, with many in his party assuming that he will be replaced by Andy Burnham at some point later this year
John Healey's surprise resignation as defence secretary blew that apart
on defence and international security, his record was impressive
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Both John Healey and Al Carns resigned from their ministerial positions on Thursday over the government’s defence investment plan

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