Keir Starmer has been dealt another blow after his Armed Forces minister resigned – following the departure of his Defence Secretary earlier today
Keir Starmer has been dealt another blow after his Armed Forces minister resigned – hours after the departure of the Defence Secretary.
Al Carns, a former Marine, resigned from his post after criticising “inadequate defence funding”. He said the “machinery of government has itself been left to decay”, hitting out at long delays to the Defence Investment Plan.
It follows the devastating resignation of Defence Secretary John Healey today. Pamela Nash, a ministerial aide in the department, also resigned this evening.
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