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Double resignation at Ministry of Defence - how we got here
published at 13:35

Today has seen two ministerial posts vacated at the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces Minister Al Carns handed in his resignation a little while ago, following his boss John Healey, who stepped down as defence secretary earlier today.

Here's how the day has played out (so far):
On Monday - Healey says he is presented with the government's defence investment plan in full for the first time - it lays out funding for the department over the next decade.
12:09 (all times in BST) - John Healey publicly announces his resignation as defence secretary, posting his resignation letter on X. He says that he has "no other option" but to resign because funding falls "well short of what is required for defence and the country at this dangerous time".
13:34 - Al Carns, the armed forces minister, says there are "issues" facing the defence department, "that do not lend themselves to easy answers". He says that the world is "getting more dangerous" and his boss, John Healey, carried that weight with "discipline and decency".
At around 14:00 - A government source defends Starmer, telling the BBC: "This country is safer because of the decisions Keir Starmer has made and we will continue to act in our national interest."
Just after 18:00 - Keir Starmer defends his funding plans in a letter to Healey, saying his plan will "provide the resources our military needs to keep us safe” and that he was "sorry" to see the him go.
20:18 - Al Carns announces his resignation from government, writing in a letter to Starmer that "it has become clear to me that the change I had pushed for is not going to come", and the UK cannot keep up with changing “character of conflict”.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cgqeg09p3p1t