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John Healey. Could the exit of the now former defence secretary set off a chain of events that would lead Sir Keir Starmer's operation to fall over too? The resignation was a disaster
resignations making governing publicly impossible, [as happened to Boris Johnson](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/07/boris-johnson-resigns-as-conservative-leader-after-cabinet-revolt) in 2022. So far, four government aides have quit their posts, while the Guardian understands that Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary
John Healey](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/11/john-healey-resigns-defence-secretary-military-spending). The culture secretary, [Lisa Nandy](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/lisa-nandy), told the BBC that her department was among those still in conversations with the Treasury about finding further sums for defence. Healey
happen, I will fight." "Let me be clear that this is not about personal vanity, it is not about stubbornness, it is about a very deep sense of duty," he said. "I was elected
John Healey's resignation, the prime minister wrote: "The world today is more dangerous and uncertain than at any point in our lifetimes". The nature of warfare is also changing. Less need, perhaps, for traditional
resignation [of his boss, John Healey](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/11/john-healey-resigns-defence-secretary-military-spending), after a protracted row over the defence investment plan (Dip). The former armed forces minister said on Friday he had quit because
happening, the World Bank pointed out, as international development aid was falling “and is expected to decline further, stripping away one of the last remaining buffers that countries depend on to sustain schools, health care
John Healey, the defence secretary, and the deputy prime minister, David Lammy – were among those who spoke to Starmer on Monday. Some told the prime minister he should oversee an orderly transition of power after
John Healey](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/john-healey) in his resignation letter on Thursday was that the prime minister lacks the authority to stand up to his chancellor. “You have been unable, and the Treasury has been unwilling
John,” one minister said. Healey said he resigned after Downing Street would only offer £13.5bn to plug an £18bn gap in the funding of major defence projects, partly funded by cutting other departments’ capital
John and Keir in happier times. Photograph: Richard Pohle/PA Now it looks like the Dip will struggle to see the light of day before Makerfield. Far from positioning himself as the prime minister who ringfenced
resign from Labour MPs, including the former shadow chancellor John McDonnell and the Hartlepool MP, Jonathan Brash. Reform’s successes meanwhile look set to confirm its place as England’s most popular party and underline
John Healey, the defence secretary, but warned that any successor would face the same set of difficult decisions. In an interview with the BBC after Healey’s departure in a row over defence spending, Starmer