Welcome the next captain of the Titanic. Former Army officer, @DanJarvisMBE becomes the new Secretary of State for Defence.
His main task will be explaining why the government is unwilling to fund its own Defence Review.
What John Healey doesn’t know about Defence is probably not worth knowing. I salute him for his decency in resigning over the PM’s & Chancellor’s reluctance to submit adequate resources towards the defence of the realm. Starmer & Reeves should be ashamed of themselves.
Well done, @JohnHealey_MP. We prioritise disability benefits over drones. The MoD can’t get the £28 billion which it needs to keep us safe, yet the welfare budget is set to rise by £42 billion.
We spend more than 5️⃣ times as much on social security as on actual security.
John Healey shadowed me for over 4 years. While i didn’t agree with everything he did i know he tried his best and had the interests of the Armed Forces at his heart. i know he loved the job and it will have not been easy to resign. His loyalty to his Party and PM was not reciprocated by them when it mattered and i think he was left with no choice. i wish him the very best. His resignation was one of principle.
We owe those who serve the UK the kit to do the job and the loyalty to stand by them when it's done. We are failing on both.
I’ve spent my whole time in government making that case. Number 10 will not listen, so I am resigning as Minister for the Armed Forces.
Letter to the PM below.🫡🫡🫡⬇️⬇️
This Government has all the money in the world for Ed Milliband’s mad plans, foreign aid, and benefits for foreigners. But nothing for our armed forces.
Good on John Healey. Shame on them. Reeves and Starmer should go too. And with them this wretched Labour Government.
UK Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned. I said his position was untenable and advised him to resign on @timesradio this morning. He must have been listening 😜
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