‘Country in peril’ | Keir Starmer rebukes John Healey following SHOCK Cabinet resignation

‘If you were Prime Minister, genuinely trying to sort this out, you would not have allowed the Treasury to put out the quote that they did.’Former Defence Secretary Dame Penny Mordaunt criticises Keir Starmer for not ‘battling’ the Labour backbenchers, warning that the next person to take the role of Defence Secretary needs to secure guarantees for the future budget and NATO’s requirements.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has issued a public rebuke to John Healey following his shock resignation as Defence Secretary. Healey stepped down after a disagreement over the UK’s military investment strategy, warning that current funding models leave the nation exposed. Starmer responded by asserting that the current increases in defence spending remain sustainable and fair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.