What makes the Healey resignation devastating is that he's not doing it because of the Labour leadership contest but because of Starmer's judgement - and on an issue where the few remaining Starmerites thought their man was strong.
John Healey has resigned on a point of principle, and I have huge respect for him.
Defence spending must rise significantly, but you do not keep Britain safe with a bigger cheque alone.
Britain has for decades mistaken wealth for strength, and spending for capability, and now we are neither safe nor sovereign.
A country with a shrinking industrial base that cannot power its own factories or make its own weapons is not strong, whatever it spends.
Strength is not only bought. It is built. We must spend more and build more. This government and my party have to commit to both, urgently.
@GeoffNorcott Your beloved posh tory clowns/masters left this country's finances in a truly dire state but we can't use this an excuse, we have to find the money for this issue.
You guys also spent 110m on Grealish and 90m on Gvardiol. Spent £300m+ in 2017/18 season which is equivalent to a £500m window today. 115 charges on top. Don't you dare lecture others about market inflation.
🚨EMBARRASSING: Trump’s billionaire buddy, Knicks owner James Dolan canceled the Knicks watch party tonight, AND LIED claiming Mayor Mamdani refused to approve more than 1,000 fans.
Turns out DOLAN HIMSELF requested allowance for up to 999 people on the permit application according to the NYPD.
Here’s Dolan caught on tape ADMITTING his screen could only be seen by 1,000 people.
Mamdani approved exactly what he asked for. Dolan is a liar.👇🏼
Football remains the beautiful game but the men who run it are managing to severely damage its reputation and it looks like they will be pressing the accelerator throughout this World Cup. It is incredibly sad.
This case has huge implications for Clubs who feel they were disadvantaged by Chelsea's breach of the Premier League rules, and, IF found guilty, Clubs who may have lost out to Manchester City for trophies and Champions League places. Any sports lawyers thinking of going on holiday may have to postpone them.
No one is defending the murder or the murderer.
Yet again the far right are not protesting anything, they are rioting and causing fear and panic. These are pogroms.
What’s happening on social media isn’t just inorganic but foreign interference.
People are sold a fake, violent and racist idea of patriotism then conned into voting for millionaire shill traitors like Farage and Lowe by… Russian, Nigerian and Sri Lankan bot farms.
Ironic.
I’ve turned my replies to follower only due to the sheer scale of rape and murder threats from far right pro Reform and Restore accounts. Look at my hidden replies/comments. The violence being incited does not stay online. Angry men of any race or culture are a danger to women.
Manchester City will be in deep shit when the news of their sanction finally breaks.
Many clubs will sue them, this is exactly why they were using legal technicalities to try to stop the case.